Overview

• The president reversed a two-week suspension of arms shipments by committing U.S. Patriot batteries to Ukraine at no cost to American taxpayers
• Under a new NATO framework European members will reimburse the United States in full for the Patriot systems sent to Kyiv
• U.S. special envoy Keith Kellogg departed for Kyiv to negotiate security and arms support as Trump prepares to meet NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
• Trump warned that Russia must secure a ceasefire within 50 days or face 100% tariffs on its imports and secondary duties on nations trading with Moscow
• The move underscores Trump’s transactional foreign-aid strategy amid frustration over ongoing Russian attacks and allied concerns over U.S. ammunition reserves