Donald Trump’s plan to allow the European Union pay for arms supplied to Ukraine is piling pressure on EU officials negotiating how to finance the bloc’s defense-spending ambitions.

American company Venture Global reaches two major liquefied natural gas supply deals with European energy firms following trade discussions between President Trump and European leaders.

Back-channel contacts, direct diplomacy and a multibillion-dollar weapons deal helped align the U.S. and Europe on arming Ukraine.

Early this year, when Donald Trump was threatening to turn his back on NATO unless its members dramatically increased their annual contributions to the military alliance (“If they don’t pay, I’m not going to defend them”),

President Trump's tone has shifted both towards Putin and regarding the continuation of U.S. military support for Ukraine.