Expressing his growing concern over Russian President Vladimir Putin's deceptive tactics in the wake of the recent aggressions against Ukraine, US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) confirmed that Washington will be sending its Patriot air defence systems to Kyiv, noting that the European Union will comprehensively cover the cost, reported news agency ANI.

Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Trump stated that he will be meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte as part of ongoing discussions on military support for Ukraine amidst the escalating tensions with Russia, while criticising Putin for Russia's massive aerial attacks with drones and missiles at Kyiv this month.

"I'm going to have a meeting with the (NATO) Secretary General, who's coming in tomorrow, but we basically are going to send them various pieces of very sophisticated military. They're going to pay us 100 per cent for them, and that's the way we want it, and we've been trying to get that again... As we send equipment, they're going to reimburse us for that equipment... That's the way it should have been a long time ago," Trump stated, reported ANI.