President Donald Trump has announced that he will begin selling Patriot missile systems to Europe to aid Ukraine's war against Russia.

Putin invaded Ukraine just over 13 months into Biden's White House term. Between February 24, 2022, and January 20, 2025, the U.S. became the world's biggest supplier of weapons and aid for Ukraine's fight, pledging over $175 billion in support.

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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.

As President Donald Trump hardens his position toward Moscow and seeks new ways to bring the conflict to an end, he is leaving open the prospect of allowing shipments of longer-range missiles to the country that would allow it to strike deeper into Russia,

The following is the July 14, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, PATRIOT Air and Missile Defense System for Ukraine. From the report The PATRIOT air and missile defense (AMD) system is an integral component of U.

American fatigue with the war and the fickleness of the Trump administration remain concerns for Ukraine’s leaders.

Donald Trump’s plan to allow the European Union pay for arms supplied to Ukraine is piling pressure on EU officials negotiating how to finance the bloc’s defense-spending ambitions.