He has described the more than $31.7 billion worth of U.S. stockpiles that the U.S. has provided Ukraine, according to a May Government Accountability Office report, as unfair to the U.S., in the same way he has said America has been taken advantage of by its trading partners. Just after Hegseth’s suspension of arms shipments late last month, Trump had his call with Putin, followed by a call with Zelensky, which the Ukrainian leader described in a social-media post as an “important and fruitful conversation.” By Monday, during a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump vowed to send weapons to Kyiv: “We have to; they have to be able to defend themselves.” A Pentagon spokesperson later said that “at President Trump’s direction, the Department of Defense is sending additional defensive weapons to Ukraine to ensure the Ukrainians can defend themselves while we work to secure a lasting peace and ensure the killing stops.”
Author: Nancy A. Youssef
Published at: 2025-07-09 21:32:00
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