Buy American: How Europe must stock up on weapons for Ukraine
- European leaders are urgently trying to supply Ukraine with weapons as U.S. Military aid declines in 2025.
- This urgency arises because President Trump is reducing direct U.S. Involvement, halting weapons deliveries, and peace talks are stalling.
- Europe lacks sufficient arms stocks and manufacturing capacity to replace U.S. Systems like HIMARS and Patriot batteries requested by Zelenskyy.
- Experts say Biden-approved arms transfers could run out by summer, making U.S.-made weapons essential, while Trump calls this "a European situation."
- Europe may adopt a 'buy American' strategy to supply Ukraine and maintain defense, though this shift poses political and strategic challenges for Trump and allies.
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American Arms, European Option. Brussels Leaders Are Looking for Solutions to Support Ukraine with Weapons
European leaders are looking for solutions to continue to provide Ukraine with arms, in the context Donald Trump announced that it will "reject" if progress is not recorded in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. An option found in the letters for Brussels would be to buy American weapons, shows political analysts quoted from Bloomberg.

Buy American: How Europe must stock up on weapons for Ukraine
European leaders are racing to figure out how to keep Ukraine supplied with weapons as U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be walking away from the war. One option: buy American.
Scott Ritter: Will Trump Own the Ukraine War or Walk Away?
Glenn Diesen | May 23, 2025 Scott Ritter is a former intelligence officer in the US Marine Corps and a former UN Weapons Inspector. He expects that the negotiations will fail, and Trump will distance himself from the war. Thus, the failure of negotiations will hurt Ukraine and Europe the most. Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https:///Glenn_DiesenPatreon: / glenndiesen Support the channel: Pay…
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