The Trump Administration Boosts Immediate Military Aid Deliveries to Ukraine

The administration’s latest announcement on military aid for Ukraine gives a moderate but useful “bump” to weapons delivery for the next eleven months. 

  1. President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced on July 14 a new delivery mechanism for sending weapons to Ukraine. While much is unclear about the new policy, it appears NATO member states will send weapons from their stockpiles to Ukraine and buy U.S. replacements. Separately, the Trump administration this week announced weapons sales to Ukraine totaling $652 million under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, adding to the $310 million in FMS approved in May. Every additional shipment helps at a time when Ukraine’s cities are being attacked nightly, and the Russian ground offensive continues day-by-day.
  2. The Trump administration policy appears to keep in place the military aid committed under the Biden administration, which is set to deliver around $30 billion over the next three-and-a-half years. This is significant as that stream of equipment is larger than anything that might come out of the U.S.-NATO deal. 
  3. This announcement puts pressure on Russia while addressing the president’s priority for increased allied contributions to Ukraine’s defense, but three unresolved issues will continue to vex the administration: (1) Russia’s lack of interest in negotiations, (2) foreign policy rifts within the administration, and (3) diminished weapons stockpiles amid competing global crises. 

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Ukraine, Europe, Ukraine War, Missile Defense, and Strategic Capital
Chris H. Park

Chris H. Park

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