Trump Considers Reviving U.S. Weapons Transfers to Ukraine

The Trump team is considering its first military aid package to Ukraine, worth hundreds of millions of dollars – a move that could signal a shift in its approach to supporting the country in its war with Russia.

The Gaze reports on this with reference to Politico.

It is expected that the funding will come from a fund approved by Congress during the presidency of Joe Biden. This fund enables the Pentagon to transfer weapons to Ukraine directly from U.S. Army stockpiles. According to the report, the fund currently holds about $3.8 billion.

Meanwhile, according to a congressional aide, NATO countries are negotiating a larger deal to purchase American weapons for Ukraine.

“The weapons shipments were halted due to concerns about U.S. stockpiles. But some officials disagreed that these relatively small shipments would have an adverse impact on U.S. capabilities,” Politico notes, citing U.S. Defense Department officials.

The rationale is the same as the Biden administration has expressed in the last months of its term: the Russian-Ukrainian war, along with the situation in the Middle East, has strained the Pentagon’s ammunition reserves.

This has prompted U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Steven Feinberg to convene a meeting with defense industry executives. 

He is also considering proposing new funding for munitions to Congress and calling for an acceleration in the production of air defense systems, missiles, and rockets.

As The Gaze reported earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States will send additional weapons to Ukraine, primarily defensive in nature, to help the country defend itself against renewed Russian military advances.