Arms supplies to Ukraine have not decreased after US President Donald Trump's decision to cut off direct US supplies, Reuters reports with reference to Major General Maik Keller, deputy commander of NATO's Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU).
It is noted that after coming to power in January, the Trump administration sold weapons or sent aid to Ukraine, which had already been approved by former President Joe Biden. And since the fall, in accordance with the mechanism of the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), Ukraine has been receiving weapons from American stocks at the expense of NATO countries.
Asked whether there was a reduction in military supplies after Trump cut off direct arms transfers to Ukraine, Major General Maik Keller said no.
"There was no pause... it was just continuing and it's not that the U.S. exactly waits until it is paid for. As soon as one (PURL) package is announced, the flow of material is starting," he told the publication.
He added: "We found a lot of European nations actually contributing to the funding."
Speaking at the NSATU headquarters in Wiesbaden, Keller said that in 2025 the mission had sent about 220,000 tons of military aid to Kyiv.
"It's never enough. But at least it's enough to keep Ukraine in the fight. Ukraine is able to hold the frontline, to defend the skies to the extent possible. And that shows us that we had good support but, of course, it can always be more," he said.
While most of the aid is currently being channelled through a center in Rzeszow, Poland, Keller said a second center in Romania is expected to come under NATO command by the end of January.
The general cited air defense, artillery, anti-tank mines, electronic warfare and long-range weapons that can hit russian airfields or oil refineries far behind the front lines as Ukraine's most urgent needs.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, signed by Trump on Thursday, provides USD 800 million for Ukraine - USD 400 million in each of the next two years - under the Ukraine Security Initiative, which pays US companies to provide weapons to the Ukrainian army.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, Ukraine's Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said that within the framework of the Ramstein meeting 15 countries announced specific commitments to help Ukraine.
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