Ukraine offers billions to Trump in exchange for protection

Document reveals $ 100 billion weapon plan and $ 50 billion in drones to ensure safety after eventual ceasefire with Russia

Ukraine presented to US President Donald Trump, a bold proposal: investing US $ 100 billion in the purchase of US weapons, with European funding, in exchange for concrete security guarantees in the postwar scene. The information is contained in a confidential document, revealed by the Financial Timeswhich details the conditions Kiev would like to establish in Washington.

The plan is not limited to the acquisition of weapons. According to the material, Ukraine also seeks to close a parallel agreement of US $ 50 billion to produce drones in partnership with local companies, a sector where the country has stood out since the start of the large -scale invasion of Russia in 2022.

These proposals were shared with European allies before the meeting considered crucial between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Trump, held on Monday at the White House. People close to the negotiations confirmed to the British newspaper that the list of discussion points had not been released until then.

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What Kiev wants to buy

Although the document does not detail each item of the weaponry package, Ukraine signaled its interest in acquiring at least ten Patriot Air defense systems, manufactured in the US. These equipment is seen as essential to protect urban centers and strategic infrastructure, frequent targets from Russian attacks. There is also the expectation of acquisition of other missiles and high technology equipment, but the exact values ​​of the division between purchase and investment in drones were not specified.

Kiev’s proposal is clearly designed to dialogue with Trump’s speech, which has repeated the idea that the US should not “give anything for free” to Ukraine. Asked about the subject during the meeting, the US President replied: “We’re not giving anything. We’re selling weapons.”

The impact of the meeting with Putin

The Ukrainian effort occurs at a delicate time. The week before, Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alaska, and signaled a possible approach around the search for a ceasefire. After this meeting, Kiev started to mobilize to reaffirm his political and strategic space with the US.

In the document sent to Washington, Ukraine reinforces the request for a ceasefire, a position Trump had initially defended, but later relativized before Putin. The text warns: “A lasting peace will not be based on free concessions and gifts to Putin, but in a strong security structure that will prevent future aggressions.”

European pressure

At the Washington meeting, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz echoed Kiev’s position and reinforced the need to interrupt fighting before any diplomatic advance. “I can’t imagine that the next meeting happens without a ceasefire,” Disse Merz. “So let’s work on it and try to press Russia, because the credibility of these efforts we are undertaking today depends on at least a ceasefire.”

Moscow reacts with irony

The Ukrainian document also cites the climate of distrust in Moscow. According to Kiev, Russian state media vehicles have been depicting Trump negatively, despite their gestures toward Kremlin. Presenter Vladimir Soloogovyov, one of the most influential voices of Pro-Putin propaganda, even moved from the US president, saying Russia could “destroy the US with nuclear weapons” if it was threatened.

What Kiev doesn’t accept

Ukraine reiterates that it will not agree with any agreement involving territorial concessions to Russia. The text also rejects Putin’s proposal to Trump in Alaska to freeze the front line if the Ukrainian troops withdraw from Donetsk and Luhansk, partially occupied regions. For Kiev, this would create “a basis for a quick and continuous advance of Russian forces toward the city of Dnipro” and allow Moscow to achieve his goals “by other means.”

In addition, the Ukrainian government insists that Moscow must fully bear the damage caused by the war. For this, it proposes the use of about $ 300 billion in frozen Russian sovereign assets in the West. According to the document, any relief in sanctions can only be granted if Russia meets the peace agreement and “play clean”.

With information from Financial Times*