Name: In a policy reversal, Trump arms Ukraine | REUTERS
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So, in a nutshell, we're going to make top-of-the-line weapons, and they'll be sent to NATO.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the U.S. will provide billions of dollars worth of weapons destined for Ukraine, as he voiced frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Sitting beside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office, Trump said the weapons would include Patriot air defense missiles, and that NATO allies would pay for them.

We are going to be sending them weapons, and they're going to be paying for them.

Patriot missiles in particular are weapons Ukraine has urgently sought to defend its cities from Russian airstrikes.

Trump's announcement, greeted with cautious optimism by many Ukrainians, came after Ukraine's emergency services got to work extinguishing fires they say were caused by Russian drone strikes overnight.

I have been hearing so much talk, it's all talk, it's all talk, and then missiles go into Kiev.

Trump on Monday also threatened to hit buyers of Russian exports, including oil, with sanctions unless Russia agrees to a peace deal in 50 days.

We're going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days, tariffs at about 100 percent, you call them secondary tariffs, you know what that means.

A White House official said Trump was referring to 100 percent tariffs on Russian goods, as well as secondary sanctions on other countries that buy its exports.

Putin has yet to accept a proposal from Trump for an unconditional ceasefire.

And Russia has used hundreds of drones to attack Ukrainian cities in recent days.

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