President Trump announces arrangement where NATO pays for US weapons sent to Ukraine, as Russian strikes intensify across Ukraine, including an attack on a maternity hospital.

President Trump said late Thursday that a deal was struck with NATO to send weapons to Ukraine, with the military alliance bearing the brunt of the cost. “We’re sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons,

President Trump is weighing new funding for Ukraine for the first time since taking office in January, diplomatic sources told CBS News.

US President Donald Trump has said he will send weapons, including Patriot air defence systems, for Ukraine via Nato. Trump told NBC News that in a new deal, "we're going to be sending Patriots to Nato, and then Nato will distribute that", adding that Nato would pay for the weapons.