Trump announces that the United States is producing ammunition at unprecedented levels and demands compensation from Europe for aid to Ukraine and NATO.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States is “producing munitions at unprecedented levels” and is keeping them for itself before resuming sales to allies.

Trump added that the United States will seek compensation from Europe for the aid it provided to Ukraine and NATO during the administration of former President Joe Biden, a demand he had previously put forward.

Trump wrote on his “Truth Social” platform: “Hundreds of billions of dollars were given to Ukraine and NATO for free, and Europe was supposed to pay for it if it was asked to do so, but we will demand this money, even if it is a little late!”

The Trump administration has traditionally blamed the previous administration for any problems with munitions stockpiles, rather than attributing it to the war with Iran.

“We have almost unlimited quantities of medium- and high-quality munitions, far more than we could use in this war or any other war (which is highly unlikely!) that might break out unexpectedly,” Trump wrote, criticizing media reports of ammunition stockpiles.

He added: "Moreover, we are producing munitions at unprecedented levels. We are storing them and preparing for any emergency that may occur. We are keeping them for ourselves, for the United States, rather than selling them to others, but sales to our allies will resume soon."