Trump: "Ukraine and NATO must pay back hundreds of trillions of won in free aid"…The new ammunition starts with the U.S
Published on HivePostify by @yann03 · Fri Sep 04 2026
>U.S. President Donald Trump said he would demand Europe cover the cost of the military aid he provided free of charge to Ukraine and NATO during the Biden administration. He said that the newly produced ammunition is being secured by the United States first rather than being sold to other countries, and that sales to allied countries will "begin again soon."
> On the 3rd (local time), President Trump said on Truth Social, "Billions of dollars have gone to Ukraine and NATO free of charge." Saying, “The cost Europe should have paid,” and adding, “Although it feels somewhat delayed, we will request that money.” He condemned media reports that U.S. military stockpiles of weapons had decreased as "traitorous trash," while claiming that the United States possesses large quantities of intermediate- and high-level ammunition.
President Trump said, “We are producing ammunition at an unprecedented level and stockpiling it in preparation for any emergency that may arise,” adding, “We are holding it for the United States rather than selling it elsewhere, but sales to our allies will begin soon.” This was a clear indication of his intention to demand Ukraine’s support funds from Europe and to stockpile the newly acquired ammunition starting with the United States. Although a support system is being activated in Europe that buys U.S.-made weapons at a cost and sends them to Ukraine, if the U.S. fills its own stockpile first, the available supply and delivery timing could differ.
> “Better to improve the U.S. first rather than sell elsewhere”…Massive consumption of key ammunition in the Iran war The reason the United States is emphasizing its own stockpile is the massive ammunition consumption in the Iran conflict. Reuters, citing sources familiar with U.S. government internal documents, reported that the U.S. Army was said to have effectively used almost entirely the Army Tactical Missile System ATACMS and the next-generation precision strike missile PrSM in the Iran conflict. The Patriot interceptor missiles have been greatly reduced. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimated that from February to July, the United States used about 65% of the Patriot interceptor bombs it possessed. Two sources interviewed by Reuters said that these figures generally align with internal U.S. government data. Aitexams has already been supplied to Ukraine and used in targeted Russian attacks, and Patriot interceptor rounds are ammunition Ukraine continues to demand to defend against Russian ballistic missile attacks. If the U.S. fills its own inventory first with the new production, even if Europe is able to raise the cost of purchasing, the volume that will go to Ukraine may be reduced or supply may be delayed.
>Europe’s PURL that raises arms prices…This time, 'volume” is the variable Last year, the United States and NATO activated the “Proliferation of Ukraine’s First Responder List” (PURL), which European countries use to purchase U.S. weapons at their own expense and then send them to Ukraine. It is a model in which Europe would cover the costs of Ukraine’s weapons support, which the United States had previously provided free of charge. However, as Trump has stated, if the newly produced ammunition is first diverted to the U.S. stockpile, it will be difficult to secure the weapons Ukraine needs when it wants them simply by having Europe pay. Which ammunition the U.S. will resume selling to allies first and to which country it will allocate supplies to will determine the actual pace of supply. President Trump said that sales to allies would "resume "soon," but he did not disclose the items, countries, or timing of the resumption. There was also no announcement that supplies of a specific weapon to Ukraine or the PURL had been suspended. Reporter Kwon Yoon-hee
Europe and Ukraine would find it almost impossible to bear the cost, It seems likely that there will be a debt, as there was in the past.
In the end, it seems they are trying to make it look like the United States is doing it for them.
Then I wonder whether they can’t even consider the possibility of creating room for an era of China and Russia to open up.
Let’s see how far Trump’s threats will hold.
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