U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker told Newsmax on Monday that selling weapons to the alliance for Ukraine in its war with Russian takes the “burden” of Kyiv’s defense off American taxpayers.
“In the Oval Office last month, I was there, and President Trump announced this mechanism where our NATO allies would buy American armaments and ammunition and then those allies would provide that to Ukraine,” Whitaker said on “National Report.” “Obviously, this takes the American taxpayer out of the equation. No longer are American taxpayers bearing the burden of the war in Ukraine.
“Listen, here in Europe, our allies tell us that this war is very important for them. President Trump said, ‘If it’s important to you, we will make sure that Ukraine can defend themselves and so, if you’re willing to buy it, we’re willing to sell armaments and ammunition to be provided to Ukraine and their defense.’ And that’s what’s happening.”
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