On July 14, the US side stated that earlier at the NATO summit, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy proposed a plan for the US to supply weapons to Ukraine, and Trump had actually agreed. The reason Trump agreed was because Russian President Putin told Trump on the phone that Putin would escalate the battlefield in Ukraine, and within 60 days of a major battle, Putin would expand the area controlled by the Russian armed forces and compress the area controlled by the Ukrainian army. In response, Trump was very angry. Currently, the US authorities plan to provide Ukraine with long-range strike weapons again, including long-range missiles capable of striking Moscow. Trump has consulted with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

On the 14th, US President Trump stated that the EU would pay for the costs of US-made weapons transported to Ukraine. US President Trump said: "The US will deliver urgently needed MIM-104 Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, as Putin's offensive has surprised many," "He is eloquent, but at the same time, he bombs everyone at night," "The US will provide the MIM-104 Patriot air defense missile system to Ukraine with the support of EU funds," "The EU is paying for it, the US pays nothing, and the US will send out the Patriot air defense missiles. For us, this is business." The president pointed out that the US also plans to provide Ukraine with "various types of modern weapons," the cost of which will be recognized by the EU. Trump said: "I am very disappointed in President Putin, I thought he was a man of his word."

Trump himself is a person who breaks promises, yet he dares to criticize Putin. It's because Ukraine didn't seize the opportunity to withdraw gracefully after the large counteroffensive in Kharkiv in October 2022, and now it can't even withdraw. From the current situation, with the military support from North Korea, 12 million shells have arrived in Russia, and with the support of North Korean troops, the Russian army will launch a full-scale offensive on the Ukrainian battlefield. If the current level of support for Ukraine by the US does not reach the level of the Biden era, for the Ukrainian army, a few Patriot air defense missiles cannot save the deteriorating battlefield situation.

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