WASHINGTON (TNND) — The U.S. and Ukraine are reportedly nearing an arms deal. According to the New York Post, the agreement would allow the U.S. to purchase Ukrainian drones— battle-tested in the war against Russia —while Ukraine would receive a range of U.S.-made weapons in return.

Former Ukraine aid critics now back Trump's strategy requiring European funding for weapons to Kyiv after the president pivoted his frustration from Zelenskyy to Putin.

U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to ramp up arms shipments to Ukraine is a signal to Kyiv to abandon peace efforts, Russia said on Thursday, vowing it would not accept the "blackmail" of Washington's new sanctions ultimatum.

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.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and President Xi JInping during his visit to Beijing.

Despite the changes in warfare, Russian forces retain the ascendancy and are making slow but steady advances in the east and north of Ukraine. Russia has also caught up in UAV technology after falling behind early in the war, according to military analysts, and like its enemy is churning out drones domestically at a rate of millions a year.

In December 2022, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. agreed to give Ukraine a Patriot missile battery, an advanced ground-based air-defense system. Two more followed, along with an unknown number of interceptor missiles that have provided the only effective means of shooting down Russian ballistic missiles.

He only promised Ukraine some Patriot air defense systems. As for the 50 days of destruction and looting of Ukraine—that clearly contradicts U.S. interests. And no, I’m not talking about international law,

President Donald Trump has reverted to his first-term foreign policy posturing, which was generally pretty great from a conservative perspective.

President Trump now wants to give more weapons to Ukraine and is threatening increased sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't agree to end the war in 50 days. The president explained why in a phone call with our partners at BBC News.