Trump plans new arms deliveries to Ukraine
Trump plans new arms deliveries to Ukraine
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that there was additional defensive weapons to send to Ukraine. This happens after a break of certain arms deliveries from his administration last week.
Trump emphasizes the need for support
"We will send more weapons. We have to do that - you have to be able to defend yourself," Trump said before a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "You are hit very hard. We have to send more weapons," he added. "Primarily defensive weapons, but they are hit very, very hard."
Background of the decision to break the gun
Trump's recent statements come after a high-ranking government official told CNN that the Trump administration has paused some arms deliveries, including air defense rockets, to which Ukraine paused. This decision was made after a review of military expenditure and American support for foreign countries approved by Defense Minister Pete Hegseth.
The deputy press spokeswoman for the White House, Anna Kelly, said that the decision was made "in the interests of America". Some US officials indicated that checking the help for Ukraine is also related to the effort of the Pentagon to concentrate on China and to prepare for potential future conflicts in the Pacific. This is a topic that was prioritized by the political analyst of the Pentagon, Elbridge Colby.
reactions and outlook
"The Ministry of Defense continues to provide the president's robust options to offer military help for Ukraine in accordance with its goal of ending this tragic war. At the same time, the Ministry is rigorously examining and fits in order to achieve this goal, while the US troops are retained for the administration's defense priorities," said Colby at the time of the time of the time Weapon break.
Russia welcomed the suspension of certain deliveries to Ukraine and claimed without evidence that this had happened because the United States did not have enough weapons. "At the instructions of President Trump, the Ministry of Defense will send additional defensive weapons to Ukraine to ensure that the Ukrainians can defend themselves while we are working on a permanent peace solution," said the spokesman for the Pentagon, Sean Parnell.
The United States is the largest individual donor of military aid to Ukraine since Russia began its offensive in 2022. They provided the Ukraine air defense systems, drones, rocket launchers, radar devices, tanks and armor-piercing weapons, which caused concern about the shrinking US stocks.
Additional arms deliveries after discussions with Putin and Zelensky
Trump had previously stopped all military aid to Ukraine in March after a heated dispute in the Oval Office with the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj. A week later, however, the aids were resumed. The decision to send additional weapons also follows separate talks that Trump led last week with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and with Selenskyj. After talking to Putin, Trump expressed his disappointment and found that there was "no progress" towards an armistice.
In the meantime, Selenskyj has had an urgently appealed to western allies in the past few weeks to strengthen the air defense of his country, especially after a number of intensive Russian air strikes. Russia had launched a record number of drones on Ukraine on Friday evening, just a few hours after the phone call between Trump and Putin.Trump later explained on Friday that the USA will examine the Ukraine demand for further patriot defense systems after led to a “very good” phone call with Selenskyj. The Ukrainian president said that this conversation was the best and "most productive" he had ever had. On Monday, Trump confirmed that he was not satisfied with the Russian President: "I am not happy about President Putin."
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