US President Donald Trump welcomed NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to the White House on Monday, where the two announced a deal that European countries will buy US weapons to send to Ukraine.
Trump also threatened to impose "very severe tariffs" on Russia if there was no peace deal with Ukraine within 50 days. Trump said the tariffs could amount to 100 percent.
Trump has endorsed a plan to have European allies buy billions of dollars worth of US military equipment that can be transferred to Ukraine as Kyiv looks for ways to better defend itself against intensified Russian attacks.
Trump announced the effort Monday during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who has been working with European countries to coordinate the purchase of US weapons.
The US plans to sell Patriot missile batteries — systems ideal for shielding territory against incoming missile attacks — and other weapons to European allies that would be transferred to Kyiv.
"We're going to supply weapons to NATO at a large amount," Trump said.
Rutte said Germany, Finland, Canada, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Denmark would be among the buyers to supply Ukraine, and noted that "speed is of the essence here."
来源:央视新闻 ABC News 美联社
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