Trump Says US to Send Patriot Missiles to Ukraine, EU to Pay

President Donald Trump said on July 13 that the United States will deliver Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, with the European Union covering the cost, amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Trump said the U.S. will not bear any cost of the weapons for Ukraine. “We basically are going to send them various pieces of very sophisticated military equipment,” he said. “I haven’t agreed on the number yet, but they’re going to have some because they do need protection, but the European Union is paying for it … We will send them Patriots, which they desperately need.”...