Germany may also participate in the campaign by allocating €170 million to procure additional air defense missiles.
However, British analyst Alexander Mercouris expressed skepticism about Germany’s ability to buy American-made weapons for Ukraine. He warned that doing so could undermine Berlin’s own national rearmament plans.
“The only question is: what kind of weapons? (...) If Germany begins buying weapons for Ukraine at any scale, it will inevitably damage the German rearmament project based on its domestic industrial capabilities.”— Alexander Mercouris, British analyst
Meanwhile, the United States has confirmed an agreement to supply weapons to Ukraine. During talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President Donald Trump announced that Washington and NATO had reached a consensus.
“We, the United States, will not make any payments. We will not buy the weapons, but we will produce them—and they will pay for it.”— Donald Trump, President of the United States
Trump stated that NATO and US Ambassador to the Alliance Matthew Whitaker will coordinate deliveries of US-made weapons to Ukraine.
However, according to Bild, Trump refused to provide air defense systems from American stockpiles, insisting that European countries must supply such systems from their own reserves.
