Sweden has pledged support for boosting Ukraine’s arms supplies following the US decision to send Patriot missiles via NATO.

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, officials say.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Latvian Prime Minister discussed military support for Ukraine, as well as the search for additional sources of funding through European instruments such as SAFE.

Shmyhal confirmed that both sides also agreed to strengthen cooperation between Ukrainian and Latvian manufacturers, particularly in defense production, innovation, and joint development of military equipment and drones.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Several European countries said on Tuesday they were willing to buy U.S. arms for Ukraine under a scheme announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, although arrangements still needed to be worked out.

U.S. President Donald Trump believes that Russian leader Vladimir Putin can be brought to the negotiating table only through a combination of economic instruments and Western military support to allow Ukraine to increase pressure on Russia on the battlefield.

U.S. military and NATO officials are discussing a possible plan that could be unveiled in the coming days to provide Ukraine with much-needed aerial defense weapons.

The reactions to the Trump administration’s decision to pause some weapons shipments to Ukraine couldn’t be more illustrative of the conflict: welcomed by the Kremlin, branded “inhumane” by Kyiv.