President Donald Trump says the United States is selling weapons to its NATO allies in Europe so they can provide them to Ukraine as it struggles to fend off a recent escalation in Russia’s drone and missile attacks.

By Kanishka Singh, Frank Jack Daniel and Angelo Amante WASHINGTON/KYIV/ROME (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States would supply weapons to Ukraine via NATO and that he would make a "major statement" on Russia on Monday.

The arrangement allows Ukraine to get weapons it needs in its war with Russia while providing a way for Europe to increase its defense spending as promised.

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US President Donald Trump is urging NATO allies to supply Ukraine with necessary weapons from their own stockpiles and later purchase replacements from the United States, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio,

U.S. President Donald Trump has wrapped his participation in the annual NATO summit, a gathering far chummier than the tense meetings of his first term.

U.S. President Donald Trump shared several announcements Thursday pertaining to the Ukraine war while hinting at a"major statement" coming Monday.The president made clear that he supports the Senate bill imposing heavy economic sanctions on Moscow after doubling down on his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin's handling of the war in Ukraine,

Following years of criticizing NATO as a "rip-off," President Trump now endorses the alliance as member countries agree to double their defense spending targets.

Tensions between the U.S. and its NATO allies have cooled off since most of the alliance's member states agreed to increase their defense spending from 2 percent of GDP to 5 percent by 2035, which many Trump supporters say is proof that his hard-charging negotiating tactics, even among friends, produces results.