US Vice President J.D. Vance considers stopping direct US arms sales to Ukraine one of the major achievements of this administration.
“I said we had to stop funding the war in Ukraine. Okay? And obviously I still believe in that“, he stressed, speaking at a forum at Georgia State University.
“And that's one of the proudest achievements of our administration - we told Europe that if it wants to buy weapons, it can, but the United States is no longer buying weapons or sending them to Ukraine. We're just out of the picture. So that's a very good thing," the vice president added.
US aid to Ukraine has undergone a significant transformation, characterized by a shift to longer-term, but more financially limited mechanisms compared to the early years of the conflict.
The main instrument for military support is currently the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), through which the Pentagon contracts with American companies to produce new weapons.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed by President Trump, provides $400 million in military assistance to Ukraine for the current fiscal year.
The United States is no longer directly financing new large packages with its own funds, as it did in 2024. Instead, it relies on a mechanism under which European allies finance the purchase of American equipment for Ukraine.
The supplies focus on critical needs such as interceptor missiles for Patriot systems, precision munitions, and artillery.
The United States continues to provide intelligence in support of operations to protect and restore Ukrainian territories.
In economic terms, the focus has shifted from direct budgetary support to long-term reconstruction partnerships.
An agreement was recently announced to create an economic partnership between the United States and Ukraine aimed at long-term prosperity and reconstruction.
Work continues on investigating illegal deportations and supporting the rehabilitation of Ukrainian children returned from Russia.
Although the new budget allocations are smaller, deliveries continue thanks to funds approved in earlier periods (by the Biden administration) that are still being implemented.
However, the Trump administration is exercising stricter control, periodically conducting capability reviews, which sometimes leads to temporary pauses in certain deliveries.