President Trump said late Thursday that a deal was struck with NATO to send weapons to Ukraine, with the military alliance bearing the brunt of the cost.

“We’re sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons, 100 percent," he said in a phone interview with NBC News. "So, what we’re doing is the weapons that are going out are going to NATO, and then NATO is going to be giving those weapons [to Ukraine], and NATO is paying for those weapons."

The president added that the deal was struck in June at the

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