Radosław Sikorski. Stock photo: Getty Images
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has commented on a US-NATO agreement to supply US weapons to Ukraine.
Source: Sikorski following a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Tuesday, as reported by European Pravda, citing the Polish news agency PAP
Details: Sikorski said he had discussed US President Donald Trump’s proposal to sell American weapons to Ukraine with his EU counterparts.
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“I asked my fellow ministers who should pay for this equipment – European taxpayers or, preferably in my view, the aggressor using frozen assets,” he said, referring to the frozen Russian assets held in Europe.
Background:
- On Monday 14 July, Trump announced an agreement between the United States and NATO under which the supply of US weapons to Ukraine will be financed by European allies.
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that same day that Germany, the United Kingdom, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and Canada all want to be part of the initiative.
- Germany and Sweden have confirmed their readiness to join Trump’s scheme.
- Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has welcomed the initiative but said Finland has not yet decided whether to participate.
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