Asked whether Kiev would receive Patriot systems, Trump replied that 17 such systems were ready for shipment.
The US president indicated that NATO countries will send their Patriot systems to Ukraine and the US will provide these countries with replacements.
Rite said Germany, Finland, Canada, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Denmark would be among the U.S. arms buyers delivering them to Ukraine. He said"speed is key here" and suggested the shipments should prompt Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to consider peace talks.
The US president admitted that he was disappointed with the attitude of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. He said that he had hoped that the Kremlin leader would agree to a ceasefire, but that did not happen.
"I'm disappointed in President Putin because two months ago I thought we were going to reach an agreement, but it seems we haven't gotten there yet," the US president admitted.