NATO members have started moving weapons to Kyiv under a new Trump-led initiative that leaves US taxpayers off the hook.

Air defense systems are in greatest need as Russia’s relentless pounding of urban areas has killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians.

After a recent deal for European NATO allies to purchase American weapons, including Patriot missiles, Ukraine is waiting anxiously to see if these arrangements can deliver the defensive firepower it so urgently needs.