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Trump Claims US Will Seek Payment for Ammunition Sent to Ukraine

Donald Trump stated the US will seek payment for ammunition previously provided to Ukraine and NATO free of charge.

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Donald Trump stated that the United States would seek payment for the ammunition provided to Ukraine and NATO, though somewhat belatedly. [1] Two unnamed sources told Reuters that U.S. special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow in August 2026 on Saturday to hold talks on ending the war in Ukraine, and were met by Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev. [2] Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated on 2026-01-15 that President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces to suspend all strikes on Kyiv for three days starting at midnight. [3] Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced on 2026-07-08 that the state of emergency in Hungary will be extended until December 31, 2026, due to the threat of illegal migration. [4] A special aircraft carrying US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed at Vnukovo airport in Moscow. [5] Trump noted that Ukraine and NATO had received ammunition worth hundreds of billions of dollars free of charge, money that Europe would have paid if it had been asked. [6] Reuters also reported a Russian drone attack hit the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security service in Kyiv on Friday, the 10th consecutive day of heavy attacks on the capital, and that Ukrainian President Zelenskiy vowed retaliation. [7] The Kremlin said on Saturday that the position Vladimir Putin set out in his speech in 2024, that Ukraine should cede the entire territory of four regions claimed by Russia and abandon plans to join NATO, was 'unshakeable'. [8] U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States has a concrete new proposal aimed at ending the war, which is in its fifth year, but he did not provide any specifics. [9] President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to host US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow today. [10]
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  1. Donald Trump stated that the United States would seek payment for the ammunition provided to Ukraine and NATO, though somewhat belatedly. · TASS
  2. Two unnamed sources told Reuters that U.S. special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow in August 2026 on Saturday to hold talks on ending the war in Ukraine, and were met by Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev. · cyprus-mail.com
  3. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated on 2026-01-15 that President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces to suspend all strikes on Kyiv for three days starting at midnight. · Lenta.ruRussia
  4. Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced on 2026-07-08 that the state of emergency in Hungary will be extended until December 31, 2026, due to the threat of illegal migration. · Lenta.ruRussia
  5. A special aircraft carrying US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed at Vnukovo airport in Moscow. · Lenta.ruRussia
  6. Trump noted that Ukraine and NATO had received ammunition worth hundreds of billions of dollars free of charge, money that Europe would have paid if it had been asked. · TASS
  7. Reuters also reported a Russian drone attack hit the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security service in Kyiv on Friday, the 10th consecutive day of heavy attacks on the capital, and that Ukrainian President Zelenskiy vowed retaliation. · cyprus-mail.com
  8. The Kremlin said on Saturday that the position Vladimir Putin set out in his speech in 2024, that Ukraine should cede the entire territory of four regions claimed by Russia and abandon plans to join NATO, was 'unshakeable'. · cyprus-mail.com
  9. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States has a concrete new proposal aimed at ending the war, which is in its fifth year, but he did not provide any specifics. · cyprus-mail.com
  10. President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to host US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow today. · Lenta.ruRussia
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