Trump threatened Europe over Strait of Hormuz, with weapons for Ukraine as bargaining chip, FT reports
Trump also threatened to cut support for NATO’s Ukraine arms-buying program as European allies resisted his call to join the Hormuz mission.
- On Wednesday, April 1, President Donald Trump threatened to halt the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List program unless NATO allies joined a United States effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- The war against Iran prompted closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global oil supplies, compelling Trump to demand European military support for the initiative.
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte insisted on a joint statement, and 24 countries pledged to "contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait ."
- Deputy White House Press Secretary Anna Kelly stated on April 1 that the President emphasized, "the United States will remember," while Ukraine expressed alarm over disruptions to critical air defense interceptor missiles.
- Escalating his criticism of the alliance, Trump is reportedly considering pulling the United States from NATO entirely, though President Volodymyr Zelensky offered technology to help unblock the Strait.
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President Donald Trump of the United States threatened to stop the supply of United States weapons to Ukraine completely if European allies did not join the operation to unblock the Strait of Ormous, as reported by the Financial Times with reference to sources.
This is reported by the Financial Times, citing two officials informed about the talks.
US President Donald Trump could increase the pressure on Europe to support the US in the conflict with Iran. According to US media, according to insider circles, Trump wants to threaten to suspend arms supplies to Ukraine. He wants a "coalition of the willing." The important street of Hormuz is still largely blocked by Iran, now Trump wants to encourage European allies and those who could become it, to join a "coalition of the willing" to make t…
The President of the United States will have threatened to suspend the arms shipment to Ukraine if the European allies do not commit themselves to helping to unlock the Ormuz Desert, the Financial Times will continue.
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