“We are going to apply secondary tariffs if we do not reach an agreement in 50 days, it is very simple, (the rates) will be 100%,” said Trump In the White House after meeting with the Secretary General of the NATO, Mark Rutte.
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“One of the reasons why you (routte) are here today is because I am very discontent with Russia,” express Trump.
The secondary tariff is a type of lien that would also affect the countries that trade with Russia.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, speaks during a meeting with the NATO general, Mark Rutte, at the Oval Office of the White House on July 14, 2025. (Photo of Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP).
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In April, when Trump announced tariffs for much of the world, excluded Russia.
When referring to Putin, Trump He said Monday: “I don’t want to say it’s a murderer, but it’s a hard guy. It has been demonstrated over the years. ”
“He cheated (Bill) Clinton, A (George W.) Bush, A (Barack) Obama, A (Joe) Biden; Trump said referring to his predecessors.
“In the end, words are useless. You have to act. You have to get results. And I hope you do it,” The Republican followed.
During the electoral campaign, Trump affirmed more than once that he could end war in Ukraine in 24 hoursand after his victory he began a series of bilateral conversations with Putin To try to negotiate a fire, something that did not prosper because Moscow has remarked that it will not change its initial war demands that began in February 2022.
Trump began to distance Putin after the last conversation between the two on July 3, When the Russian informed him that he will not give up his goals in Ukraine.
Ukraine and Germany soldiers during the visit of the Ukrainian President and the German Defense Minister to a military training camp where Ukrainians receive training with the Patriot missile system. (Jens Böttner / AFP / file).
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As part of his posture change, Sunday Trump He said he will deliver the Patriot to Ukraine.
“I have not agreed the number yet, but some will have some because they need protection, But the European Union is paying for it. We are not paying for anything, but we are going to send them. It will be a business for us and we will send you patriot ”, declared Trump to the media after attending at the end of the FIFA Club World Cup.
Indeed, Trump has got European countries to accept weapons from the United States and then transfer them to Ukraine. The agreement is through NATO.
NATO general secretary, Mark Rutte, observes during a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office of the White House, on July 14, 2025. (Photo of Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP).
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This Monday, Routte confirmed in the White House that Ukraine You will receive a large number of weapons from the United States that NATO will pay.
“It means that Ukraine will obtain really massive amounts of military teamboth for air defense and missiles, ammunition ”, Routte said.
Trump added that the supply amounted to “billions of dollars” in ammunitionincluding systems Patriot.
The Patriot They are vital to protect the cities of Ukrainethat are being attacked with Russian missiles and drones in a constant way and each time with greater amount.
He July 9, 2025 Russia launched 728 drones and 16 missiles Balistic and cruise against Ukraine, a record of the entire war.
Llamas and smoke rise from buildings during the massive attacks with Russian drones and missiles against the capital of Ukraine on July 4, 2025, in the middle of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo of Oleksii Filippov / AFP)
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Zelensky asked for 10 patriot
Last week, the chancellor of GermanyFriedrich Merz, said his country was “ready to acquire” systems Patriot additional
According to the EFE agency, based on sources from the Berlin government, Germany could buy new patriot systems from the United States and transfer your own to Ukraine.
The Ukrainian president, VolodyMyr Zelensky, offers a press statement after a visit to a military training field in Germany on June 11, 2024, where Ukrainian soldiers receive training with the Patriot Air Defense missile system. (Photo by Jens Böttner / AFP).
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On the number of systems, last Thursday, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyhe informed that Germany and Norway are willing to pay for three patriot To be sent to your country.
Zelensky also said that He has asked Trump to facilitate Ukraine the delivery of a total of 10 patriot systems and the corresponding amount of missiles for these systems.
The Ukrainian president added that he will look for agreements with other European partners to pay the price of antimile systems that access him USA.
Ukraine currently has between six and eight patriot batteries And he stated that he has interceptor missile shortage for those defense systems.
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United States President Donald Trump and Russia President Vladimir Putin. (Photos of Mandel Ngan and Maxim Shemetov / AFP).
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The international analyst Enrique Banús He said to Commerce that the announcement of Trump Enter the “erratic line” of their positions in the international arena.
“Very recently he said that he withdrew military help, but then after a conversation with Zelensky He turned back and now authorizes the delivery of the patriot ”, held.
“It is an advance for Ukraine, a country that is conditioned by two issues: one, by the Absolutely massive bombings of Russia of the last weeks that has made June register the highest figure of civil victims since the beginning of the war. And two, Trump and Putin have talked six times and after the last time Trump acknowledged that he had not achieved anything. So, it seems that he is very frustrated, because he does not like to do things and not get what he proposes ”accurate.
Indeed, June 2025 was the month with More civil victims In Ukraine from the beginning of the war, with 232 dead people and 1,343 injuredaccording to the UN human rights observation mission (HRMMU).
“There is a certain disappointment from Trump regarding Putin, it cost him a little but today there is a turn in the relationship”Banús remarked.
In cauling to make Europe pay for the patriot, Banús said it is in the line of the claim to Trump to demand the old continent to invest more money in defense.
Banús said that with these defensive weapons that Ukraine will receive, the country may restore the ability to repel Russian attacks on the civilian population.
How are the patriot?
This is how the Patriot anti -aircraft system works. (AFP).
Patriot are one of the best anti -aircraft defense systems in the world. This weapon was designed in the 60s and its production began in 1976.
They are able to tear down cruise and hypersonic missilesshort -range ballistic missiles and airplanes.
The Patriot They are manufactured by the company Raytheon Technologies.
The system consists of batteries that include A command center, a radar station to detect imminent threats and eight pitcherseach of which has four missiles.
Its scope is between 40 kilometers and 160 kilometers, depending on the type of missile used.
According to the United States Army, only three soldiers are needed to operate and shoot the missiles at the combat control station of the Patriot. However, The entire system requires about 90 soldiers to operate and maintain.
The system operation begins with the detection of an objective by the radar that tracks it to calculate the trajectory and speed. Then The threat communicates to the command center, where there will be a human operator or a computer system that executes the shooting order. Information about the monitoring of the interceptor missile and 3 seconds later a missile begins to travel 5 times the speed of sound To destroy the threat.
The system Patriot Use PAC-3 interceptor missiles, which have their own radar capable of detecting the target and addressing it autonomously.
Patriot are the most expensive team delivered by the United States to Ukraine. They have an estimated cost of US $ 1.1 billion.
In addition, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Each patriot missile costs about US $ 3 million.
The Patriot They were used against missiles ScudRussian manufacturing, launched by Iraq during the first 1990 Gulf War.
They were also deployed in 2003, during the American invasion of Iraq.
Among the countries that have the system Patriot There are Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Israel and South Korea.
In addition, the United States has deployed its own Patriot in Poland and Saudi Arabiaand has approved the sale to Kuwait, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates.
