Trump: Europe must take primary responsibility for assisting Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that European countries will be "largely" responsible for providing defense assistance to Ukraine. He specifically mentioned that this includes air defense systems. This was reported by UNN citing CNN.
Details
When asked by reporters whether Trump would provide military assistance to Ukraine in the future, particularly after the agreement between Washington and Kyiv regarding Ukrainian minerals, he replied:
"Europe will be largely responsible for this," Trump said.
In response to a follow-up question about providing Ukraine with air defense systems, the White House leader stated that this should also primarily be Europe's responsibility. He reiterated that he had "very good conversations" with both Ukraine and Russia.
Recall
On February 24, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced broad support for a new defense initiative for Ukraine. Specific volumes of aid and decisions may be made at the EU summit on March 6.