Trump Administration Clears First Ukraine Arms Aid Paid For By Allies

UNITED STATES – The Trump Administration’s first U.S. weapons aid packages for Ukraine have been approved and could soon ship as Washington resumes sending arms to Kyiv – this time under a new financial agreement with allies.

This is the first use of a new mechanism, called the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, developed by the U.S. and allies to supply Ukraine with weapons from U.S. stocks using funds from NATO countries.

The Undersecretary of Defense for policy has approved as many as two $500 million shipments.

So far, the Trump Administration has only sold weapons to Ukraine or shipped donations which were authorized by former President Joe Biden.