U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to send a new weapons transfer to Ukraine using Presidential Drawdown Authority — marking the first such move since he returned to the White House, according to Reuters, which cited two sources familiar with the matter.
One of the sources told Reuters that the upcoming military aid package could total around $300 million worth of weapons and may include Patriot missiles and medium-range rockets. The final contents of the shipment have yet to be determined.
Until now, the Trump administration has only sent weapons previously approved under the Biden administration, Reuters noted.
At the beginning of July, news broke that the U.S. had paused certain weapons shipments to Ukraine, including Patriot air defense munitions.
A week later, Trump said Washington would be sending additional arms to Ukraine, with an emphasis on defensive systems. “We're going to send some more weapons. We have to. They have to be able to defend themselves,” Trump said, as quoted by Reuters. “They're getting hit very hard now.”