Trump reverses course on arms supply
The draft law, which is a democratic senator Richard Blumenthal from the Republican Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina and Richard Blumenthal from Connecticut, will punish the countries engaged in trade with Moscow and apply 500 percent tariff to countries that buy Russian oil.
During the cabinet meeting, frustration with Putin came out hours after Trump announced that Pentagon would send more weapons to help Ukraine to defend him days after the freezing of air defense missiles.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio left on Tuesday during a cabinet meeting in the White House and Trump.Credit: Bloomberg
Pentagon, who announced the freezing last week, confirmed that Trump had sent “additional defense weapons de after he announced his thoughts during a meeting in the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday.
Trump also expressed disappointment with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the public words and added to previous comments about a similar theme after increasing missile and drone attacks in recent weeks.
“We’ll send a little more weapons. We have to. They need to defend themselves, Tr Trump said Ukraine.
“Now they’re getting very hard. First of all, we’ll have to send more weapons, defense weapons.”
Ukrainian rescue workers took fire on Monday in a building with a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia.Credit: AP
Ukraine, last week, the news about the Pentagon Freeze spread, the first reported by the news site, he said PolicyThe decision was directed by senior Pentagon official Elbridge Colby.
Colby, one of the most powerful defenders of the “America first” arms strategy, expresses concerns that Trump will reduce support to the submarine plan by conducting Aukus Pact’s instant review.
Pentagon confirmed his decision after Trump’s statements on Monday, but did not publish details about the types of weapons to be sent.
“In the direction of President Trump, the Ministry of Defense is sending additional defense weapons to Ukraine to secure a permanent peace of Ukraine and to ensure that they can defend themselves while trying to ensure killing stops,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said. He said.
Intensified attacks
After Trump called on both sides to accept a ceasefire, Russia scaled his attacks on Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Zelensky accepted the ceasefire and called for direct talks with Putin.
Ukrainian President said on Monday that Russia started an estimated 1270 drone, 39 missiles and approximately 1000 powerful shear bombs in Ukraine last week.
Trump said: “Vladimir called me, he said: ‘Can I help you in Iran?’ I said: ‘No, I don’t need help with Iran’.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Mariana Betsa warned Ukraine to Ukraine, John Ginkel with the best US diplomat in the United States in Kiev.
Betsa, said in a statement after the meeting, “Ukrainian side, Ukraine’s defense capabilities of any delay or slowdown in supporting the attacker will encourage the attacker to continue war and terrorism instead of just looking for peace,” he said. He said.
‘Challenge in our hands’
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron will organize a willing coalition meeting in London on Thursday to discuss the options to send peace protection officers to Ukraine if there is a ceasefire.
NATO members are fighting to produce sufficient air defense missiles and other weapons; However, Russia increases the production of missiles and drones.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that European countries need a larger industrial base to produce weapons to defend themselves and Ukraine at the weekend.
“We have a tremendous geopolitical difficulty“Rutte said New York Times. “And first of all, Russia, which has reconstructed itself at a unique speed and speed in recent history.
AP with Reuters
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