US President Trump threatened to stop supplying weapons for Ukraine in order to pressure European allies to join a “coalition of the willing” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, FT reports, citing sources
Importance
Level 1
- Trump threatened to stop supplies to PURL, NATO’s weapons procurement initiative for Ukraine, funded by European countries.
- “It was Rutte who insisted on the joint statement because Trump had threatened to withdraw from PURL and from Ukraine in general.
#EUROPE#GEOPOLITICAL#US SESSION