Trump says weapons will be sent to Ukraine through NATO

“We’re sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons, 100%,” President Trump said

Published: July 11, 2025 10:57am

President Trump said that weapons will be sent to Ukraine through NATO as he expressed his disappointment with Russia over the war.

“I’m disappointed in Russia, but we’ll see what happens over the next couple of weeks,” Trump told NBC News on Thursday. “I think I’ll have a major statement to make on Russia on Monday.”

He also explained a deal with NATO to send weapons to Ukraine.

“We’re sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons, 100%. So what we’re doing is the weapons that are going out are going to NATO, and then NATO is going to be giving those weapons [to Ukraine], and NATO is paying for those weapons,” Trump said.

He added that the deal was reached at last month's NATO summit.

“We send weapons to NATO, and NATO is going to reimburse the full cost of those weapons,” Trump said.

The administration restarted its shipment of some defense weapons to Ukraine on Monday, days after the Department of Defense ordered a pause on delivering some air defense missiles and munitions because of concerns about U.S. stockpiles being depleted, The Hill news outlet reported.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that "there are certain things that Ukraine needs like Patriot batteries. Those are available.

"There are multiple countries in Europe that possess Patriot batteries that they could share with Ukraine, and we’re actively talking to countries about doing that."

He added that "the Spaniards have them. They’re really far from Ukraine and they have one. The Germans have, others have them – I’m not singling them out, but I’m just telling you those are two that I know.

"There are other Patriot batteries, and there are other opportunities. Countries that have ordered Patriot batteries that are about to receive shipments of them, it’d be great if one of them volunteered to defer that shipment and send it to Ukraine instead. So, we’re looking for creative ways to provide them these defensive weapons that they would need."

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte posted on X on Thursday, "Russia’s continued massive attacks against Ukrainian civilians are deplorable. Earlier today I urged leaders to go further so Ukraine has more ammunition & air defences. I’ve just spoken with President Trump & am now working closely with Allies to get Ukraine the help they need."