The U.S. is considering purchasing weapons for Ukraine using frozen Russian assets, according to Trump's special envoy.

The U.S. government is considering the possibility of purchasing American weapons for Ukraine using funds obtained from frozen Russian assets.

Source. This was stated on January 24 by Fox News, the U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy for peace in Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg.

President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned in an interview with Lex Friedman on January 6 that he had proposed to Trump that Kyiv buy U.S. weapons against the backdrop of frozen Russian assets.

He added that this could be "one of the security guarantees." Zelensky did not specify Trump's reaction to this proposal.

This approach could be part of a comprehensive solution that would support Ukraine in the war and strengthen the U.S. defense industry, Kellogg stated.

The idea of directing Russian assets towards the needs of Ukrainian defense remains "on the table," Kellogg added.

"We have repeatedly discussed this – using frozen Russian assets for purchasing American weapons," he said.

"This is one part of the task that needs to be solved, and it will be on the president's table for discussion. However, it is not the part that will resolve it. Nonetheless, this is an interesting point, and it is worth discussing," he added.

Although Western countries have frozen Russian assets amounting to $300 billion, they only have access to the income from the interest earned on these funds, approximately $3.2 billion annually.

From these funds, it is planned to cover the $50 billion loan provided to Kyiv by the G7 countries.

Recently, the European Union allocated $3 billion to Ukraine as part of the G7's $50 billion credit initiative. The EU's contribution of $20 billion to the program is partially financed by revenue from frozen Russian assets.

The U.S. has also allocated $20 billion for providing this loan assistance to Ukraine.

Background. Recall that Trump's special envoy stated in the same interview that Ukraine's losses in the war exceed the combined losses of the U.S. and Korea.