• takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    15·
    22 hours ago

    He didn’t offer any funding that “deal” was essentially “Europe can give weapons to Ukraine and purchase replacements from the US” and looks like there’s even no guarantee on the replacements.

    Seems like a lot of people got fooled.

    • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      81·
      22 hours ago

      Direct aid has happened under Trump.

      https://www.csis.org/analysis/trump-administration-boosts-immediate-military-aid-deliveries-ukraine

      President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced on July 14 a new delivery mechanism for sending weapons to Ukraine. While much is unclear about the new policy, it appears NATO member states will send weapons from their stockpiles to Ukraine and buy U.S. replacements.

      Which is referring to what you’re talking about, but there’s also:

      Separately, the Trump administration this week announced weapons sales to Ukraine totaling $652 million under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, adding to the $310 million in FMS approved in May. Every additional shipment helps at a time when Ukraine’s cities are being attacked nightly, and the Russian ground offensive continues day-by-day.

      So yes, the US is still sending direct aid to Ukraine.

      • takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        8·
        20 hours ago

        First paragraph is what I talked about. Second is not aid but sale. It is crazy that he is even blocking sales so people are clapping when he allows. India sells weapons to Ukraine too, are you also count that as an aid?

      • khannie@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        18 hours ago

        the US is still sending direct aid to Ukraine.

        In exchange for cash though. Not the same as under Biden.