How the new weapons will be paid? ""We're sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons, 100%," Trump said in an interview with NBC News late on Thursday.
"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."
US weapons already in Europe could be transferred to Ukraine under Trump's proposal, as could American-made weapons previously purchased by allies.
Ukraine has asked other countries to supply it with an additional 10 Patriot systems and missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday. Germany is ready to provide two systems, and Norway has agreed to supply one, he said.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday that officials "stand ready to acquire additional Patriot systems from the US and make them available to Ukraine."
Asked how many Patriot systems Germany is interested in buying, Merz didn't give a number. But he said he spoke to Trump a week ago "and asked him to deliver these systems."
In addition to the Patriots, the weaponry that could be sold to NATO members includes advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, shorter-range missiles and Howitzer rounds, according to a person familiar with the internal White House debate. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private discussions.
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