We will get them Patriots, which they desperately need.” With these words, President Donald Trump signaled not just a reversal in his administration’s Ukraine policy, but a pivotal moment for the future of transatlantic security and the architecture of modern warfare.

By Ben Aris in Berlin Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy offered US President Donald Trump a “mega deal” on July 17: we send you our advanced drones, you send us missiles. Trump has changed tack since his “big announcement” on July 14 where he promised to sell Europe advanced weaponry to send to Ukraine and threatened Russia with 100% second

Trump’s decision to allow weapon sales to Ukraine culminated a five-month effort by allies to help Volodymyr Zelensky rebuild a relationship with the president.

American fatigue with the war and the fickleness of the Trump administration remain concerns for Ukraine’s leaders.

The president threatened new sanctions if no deal was reached within 50 days. Authorities in Moscow called the demands "unacceptable."

The US is moving to get weapons to Ukraine under Trump's plan for Europe to buy arms and is weighing selling Patriot air defense systems from its own stocks.