The media reported on Trump's refusal to supply weapons to Ukraine for $ 50 billion.

US President Donald Trump does not want to supply Ukraine with missiles for the Patriot air defense system, even for money. This was reported by the Bild newspaper on April 16.

According to the newspaper, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered Trump to buy anti-aircraft missiles worth $50 billion, but the US president rejected this offer. It is specified that the money was to be provided by the European Union (EU) countries from their own funds and frozen Russian assets.

"Since Patriot missiles are manufactured only in the United States, and President Trump made it clear before taking office that he would no longer provide free assistance to Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has now grasped at the last straw," the publication emphasizes.

Against this background, Trump is more concerned about negotiations to resolve the conflict than about "making money for the defense of Ukraine," the Newspaper added.Ru».

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On April 10, Alexander Konkov, an associate professor at the Department of Political Science at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, said that Zelensky's proposal to buy air defense missiles was an escalation of the situation and a loud statement without consequences. He noted that the supply of weapons to Ukraine is unprofitable for the United States.