NATO allies will buy arms, then give them to Ukraine, President Trump said. Patriot air defense systems, missiles and ammunition are among the American-made weapons NATO allies will buy under an arms deal brokered with President Trump to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian attacks.

The virtual meeting of high-level military officials was led by British Defense Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and NATO leader Mark Rutte, as well as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, attended the so-called Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting.

The UK and Germany lead a NATO meeting to discuss US plans to supply Ukraine with weapons. This comes amidst intensified Russian attacks and a US ultimatum for Russia to agree to a ceasefire. Discussions revolve around providing advanced Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine through NATO allies.

As they prepare for their conference, NATO and U.S. officials also took opportunities to repeat warnings to Russia from Biden and others against the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine. They did ...

Though Ukraine is not a member, the alliance is supporting Kyiv with billions of dollars in weapons and aid. At issue during the meeting is revamping collective defense plans and alliance expansion.

Ukraine is not a NATO member, but it has been a "partner country" since 2008 – the year it applied for a Membership Action Plan. That means that it may be allowed to join the alliance in the future.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling over a ceasefire. Meanwhile, Trump has changed his mind about sending weapons to Ukraine.