He said this during a joint press conference.“Billions of dollars’ worth of military equipment will be purchased from the United States, sent to NATO, and so on. And it will be quickly distributed to the battlefield in Ukraine,” Trump stated.In addition, Trump confirmed that the scheme for supplying military aid to Ukraine at the expense of European countries also applies to Patriot systems—“full sets with batteries.” “Some of them will arrive very soon—in fact, within a few days.” According to him, countries that already have Patriot systems will transfer them to Ukraine, and the U.S. will provide those countries with replacement systems. Among other things, systems of other types will also be delivered, the U.S. president added."We have one country that has 17 Patriots getting ready to be shipped. They are not going to need them. So we are goinh to work a deal when 17 or a big portion of the 17 will go to the war zone," Trump said.Trump repeated his claim that “the war in Ukraine would not have started if he had been leading the United States” in 2022. He added that more than 5,000–6,000 people, including civilians, are dying every day.At the same time, the U.S. president called his conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin “wonderful and pleasant,” but emphasized that after such talks, missiles and other weapons are still launched at Ukraine.“Ukraine was the apple of his eye, we talked about it. But was not going to happen. He understood that,” Trump added.Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee approved the draft National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2026 fiscal year, which provides $500 million in security assistance to Ukraine.