Rubio says those weapons could be transferred to Ukraine, with European countries buying replacements from the U.S.

The US president said he will send weapons to Nato, which he said would pay and then give the weapons to Ukraine.

Ukrainian drone and shelling attacks killed three people in Russia on Friday, while Russian bombardments on east Ukraine forced the evacuation of a maternity centre in Kharkiv and wounded nine.

Top Putin military commander killed as Trump teases ‘major statement’ to Russia - Trump has confirmed the US would send weapons to Ukraine via Nato ...