July 14, 2025
Pentagon mandates NATO purchases through Foreign Military Sales
Trump profits from arms sales while avoiding "warmonger" label
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"Trump announced July 14, 2025, that European NATO members will purchase US weapons at full price to transfer to Ukraine"
"The scheme includes $1 billion Patriot missile systems sold through NATO middleman arrangement"
"Special envoy Keith Kellogg arrived in Kyiv as Zelensky wore a suit for the first time since 2022"
"Ukraine secured promises of full complement of weapons while Trump avoids direct arming accusations"
"Each Patriot system costs $1 billion, enriching Raytheon and Lockheed Martin while Trump dodges warmonger label"
"Direct US shipments took weeks; NATO middleman scheme adds months of bureaucratic red tape"
"European taxpayers fund American defense industry profits in scheme benefiting US corporations at allies' expense"
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On what date did President Trump announce that European NATO members would purchase U.S. weapons at full price to transfer to Ukraine?
Q2
This arrangement echoes a model after the 1991 Gulf War, when the U.S. reimbursed its air defense stockpiles through allied purchases.
Q3
What was the approximate unit cost for a single Patriot missile battery under this scheme?
Q4
The scheme allows President Trump to claim he was not directly funding Ukraine's defense while U.S. defense contractors profited from replacement orders.
Q5
Which phrase did President Trump use to praise European unity during his announcement?
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"Donald Trump"
"US President"
"Keith Kellogg"
"Special Envoy"
"Volodymyr Zelensky"
"Ukrainian President"