'Unhappy with Russia' President signals change of tone on arms supplies

For those looking for details, Donald Trump's rambling half-hour press conference in the Oval Office with the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, offered only a handful of clues. The US would sell weapons to Ukraine, the president said, with other Nato countries paying the bill - but otherwise, specifics were scant.

- Dan Sabbagh

No sums of money were mentioned, making it hard to calibrate how much of a difference the proposed weapon supply would make to Kyiv. Details were light on what munitions would be supplied, though Trump mentioned complete Patriot missile systems, and Rutte said there would be "missiles and ammunition" too.

It is hard to know what military purchases would make a difference and perhaps force Vladimir Putin to consider calling for a ceasefire. But any package worth over $10bn (£7.44bn) would send a signal to Moscow, when considered in light of the $67bn donated by Joe Biden to Ukraine over nearly three years.