American fatigue with the war and the fickleness of the Trump administration remain concerns for Ukraine’s leaders.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Several European countries said on Tuesday they were willing to buy U.S. arms for Ukraine under a scheme announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, although arrangements still needed to be worked out.

Latest news and live updates as Trump announces the U.S. will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine and meets with NATO's secretary general.

NATO allies will buy arms, then give them to Ukraine, President Trump said. Patriot air defense systems, missiles and ammunition are among the American-made weapons NATO allies will buy under an arms deal brokered with President Trump to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian attacks, officials say.

The MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile systems has proved critical in helping shield Ukraine from Russian attacks.

German Major General Christian Freuding has reported on the negotiations in which Germany is engaged in purchasing Patriot air defence systems from the United States to transfer them to Ukraine. Source: European Pravda;

Officials say a Russian drone barrage has targeted the center of Kharkiv, injuring nine people and damaging a maternity hospital in Ukraine’s second-largest city.

President Donald Trump told NBC News in a Thursday night interview that NATO will foot the bill for U.S.-supplied Patriot missile shipments to Ukraine.