Trump also threatened to impose "very severe tariffs​" on Russia if there was no peace deal with Ukraine within 50 days. Trump said the tariffs could amount to 100%.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has endorsed a plan to have European allies buy billions of dollars worth of U.S. military equipment that can be transferred to Ukraine as Kyiv looks for way to better defend itself against intensified Russian attacks.

Although somewhat underwhelming, a new U.S. arms deal suggests Trump has genuinely shifted his position toward Ukraine. The question is: Why now? The post Trump's Change of Tune on Ukraine Is Real-For Now appeared first on World Politics Review.

If Trump now permits a substantial amount of U.S. weapons to continue to flow to Ukraine, that would mark an important change. Since Trump took office, many in Ukraine and European capitals have thought that might well be the best-case scenario for Ukraine, given the U.S. president's clear hostility to continuing U.S. donations.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is set to meet President Donald Trump this week on the heels of the U.S. leader announcing plans to sell NATO allies weaponry that it can then pass on to Ukraine.

President Trump is applying pressure on Moscow by restoring weapons pipelines to Ukraine and imposing tariffs on Russia’s trading partners, in an effort to weaken Russia’s war economy