On July 7, American President Donald Trump said at a White House dinner hosted by visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States would send more weapons to Ukraine, to help Ukraine defend itself, “We will have to provide more weapons, mainly defensive weapons.”
“Frankly, I’m disappointed that President Putin didn’t stop,” Donald Trump added
President Zelenskiy said in a social media post Thursday that air strikes had hit several Ukrainian states. In the past week, Russian forces have fired 39 missiles, 1,270 drones and nearly 1,000 air-guided bombs into Ukraine.
On July 3, President Donald Trump said the United States would help the country only“If we make sure we have enough weapons.”.
The White House and Pentagon confirmed July 1 that the United States has suspended some military aid to Ukraine. White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement that after reviewing U.S. military assistance to other countries around the world, the pentagon“Decided to put U.S. interests first.”.
According to U. S. Media reports, the U. S. Defense Secretary ordered a review of U. S. weapons stockpiles a few weeks ago. In addition to three years of military aid to Ukraine, the United States also recently air strikes on Houthi forces in Yemen, to provide arms to Israel and participate in air strikes on Iran, resulting in rapid decline in arms stockpiles.