U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned on July 6 that his administration is "serving to loads" relating to Ukraine, defending his strategy to the continued warfare.
"I’m serving to Ukraine. I'm serving to it loads," Trump informed reporters when requested in Washington why the U.S. doesn’t assist Ukraine as strongly because it helps Israel.
The remark follows a rising outcry in Kyiv over the U.S. Protection Division's determination to pause deliveries of key weapons, together with Patriot air protection missiles and precision-guided munitions.
Ukrainian officers have warned that the delay leaves the nation extra susceptible to intensified Russian missile and drone assaults, which have killed and injured a whole bunch of civilians in latest weeks.
Whereas Trump has repeatedly mentioned he needs to finish the warfare and assist Ukraine, his administration has not imposed new sanctions on Russia since he took workplace in January and has but to approve extra navy help packages.
As a substitute, the Trump administration has prioritized navy motion within the Center East. The U.S. launched air strikes on three nuclear websites in Iran on June 21, a transfer critics say stands in distinction to Washington's cautious posture towards Moscow.
Talking on Air Pressure One on July 5, Trump expressed frustration over his July 3 telephone name with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"It simply looks like he needs to go all the way in which and simply hold killing individuals," Trump mentioned.
Trump additionally spoke with President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 4 in what the U.S. president later described as a "very strategic" name. Trump mentioned the 2 mentioned Ukraine's pressing want for air defenses.
"They're going to want one thing as a result of they're being hit fairly onerous," Trump mentioned, including that supplying Patriot methods was a chance.
Regardless of these feedback, there have been no new authorizations for weapons deliveries, and Trump's administration has continued to keep away from direct financial strain on Moscow.
Two rounds of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine held in Istanbul in Could and June led solely to prisoner exchanges, with no breakthrough on ending hostilities. Moscow has maintained maximalist circumstances whereas rejecting requires an unconditional ceasefire.
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