“It’s not entirely clear to me how bad it would be if the United States walks away while keeping open the possibility of allowing Europe or Ukraine to buy U.S. weapons and allows U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine to continue,” said Andrew Weiss, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. A natural-resources deal signed with Ukraine gives the president space to go to Congress to seek additional funding for Ukraine and to argue that it is a contribution to the joint investment fund rather than a burden on U.S. taxpayers, he said. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that the U.S. is urging NATO allies to send more Patriot batteries to Ukraine, but that countries want to use the systems to protect their own territory.
Author: Bloomberg News
Published at: 2025-05-24 21:29:11
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