On September 19, local time, U.S. President Trump stated that the United States did not directly spend funds on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and related military equipment procurement costs were paid by NATO. # Trump says NATO buys US-made equipment for Ukraine # Trump said that NATO pays for missiles, tanks, etc. for Ukraine, and all equipment is shipped to the front line via NATO. He stressed that he didn't want to make money through the war, but in fact the United States is profiting from this war.