For the first time since the beginning of his second cadence, US President Donald Trump has agreed to sell weapons to Ukraine. According to the English -language Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Post , citing sources in diplomatic circles, it is about the supply of weapons, technical data and services worth at least $ 50 million.
According to the newspaper, on April 30, the Trump administration officially informed the Congress of intention to approve the export of military goods to Ukraine through the Direct Commercial Sales mechanism - direct commercial sales made by private companies in agreement of the US Government. This step was carried out in accordance with US law on weapons export control.
This is the first publicly known Trump decision to sell weapons to Ukraine after returning to the White House. The Kyiv Post states that all operations under this procedure usually remain non -public. However, the importance of the event is that despite the prolonged assumptions about a possible change in the White House policy towards Kiev, weapons are ongoing.
"All decisions on the mechanism of direct commercial sales are" quiet " - they are not announced in public ... The news is that the sale of weapons continues, although it still indicated that Trump will completely cut Ukraine from supplies," the situation of the Tochnyi Colbye Badvo research group commented.
From 2015 to 2023, the United States has already approved the supply of military goods and services within a direct commercial model for more than $ 1.6 billion. Trump's new decision may indicate the preservation or partial continuation of Ukraine's defense sector by the United States.
