At a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Jelonsky proposed a $ 100 billion defense package for weapons, for which European countries would funda. According to reports, Ukraine has made this effort to guarantee the US security guarantee.
What has Jailonsky demanded Trump?
A report by the Financial Times, citing a document, states that Kiev has also proposed a separate $ 50 billion deal with US companies for joint drone production. It said, ‘Ukraine will buy US weapons worth $ 100 billion, for which Europe will fund. In return, Kiev demanded a security guarantee from America.
A few days after the Alaska Summit, during the High-Profile White House Summit held in the presence of Jailonski and several European colleagues, Trump assured the Ukrainian President that Washington would play his role in guaranteeing Ukraine’s safety under any final peace agreement with Russia.
On the other hand Ukrainian officials have also not given a detailed list of weapons under negotiations, but they have emphasized the need for at least 10 American-made Patriot Air Defense System to protect additional missile systems and other equipment as well as cities and significant infrastructure.
Putin praised Trump
Recently, there was no concrete result in the meeting of Trump and Putin held in Alaska, but the two leaders said that their meeting was positive. Putin said that if Trump had been in the White House in 2022, there would be no Ukraine war. Trump finished the joint statement by thanking Putin and addressed him as ‘Vladimir’. He said, ‘We will talk to you very soon.’ To this, Putin replied in English, ‘Next time in Moscow.’