Matthew Whitaker, U.S. ambassador to NATO, told Newsmax on Thursday that “European allies need to pick up the lion’s share” of the cost of support for Ukraine during the ongoing war against Russia until the country can “defend itself” without international assistance.
The Trump administration this week resumed weapons shipments to Ukraine after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth paused deliveries on some munitions and weapons while the Pentagon assessed its stockpiles.
When asked about the pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine, Whitaker told “National Report” that “President [Donald] Trump has the complete ability to turn off the supply of arms to Ukraine, or to continue them, or to increase them.”
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