Russia–Ukraine war: Trump says US must send more weapons to Ukraine, days after ordering pause in deliveries


President Donald Trump.
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President Donald Trump said on Monday (July 7, 2025) the U.S. will have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after ordering a pause in critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv.
The comments by Mr. Trump appeared to be an abrupt change in posture after the Pentagon announced last week that it would hold back delivering to Ukraine some air defense missiles, precision-guided artillery and other weapons amid U.S. concerns that its own stockpiles have declined too much.
“We have to,” Mr. Trump told reporters about additional weapons deliveries for Ukraine. “They have to be able to defend themselves.”
Meanwhile, Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least 11 civilians and injured more than 80 others, including seven children, officials said Monday.
The move to abruptly pause shipments of Patriot missiles, precision-guided GMLRS, Hellfire missiles and Howitzer rounds and weaponry took Ukrainian officials and other allies by surprise.
The pause had come at a difficult moment for Ukraine, which has faced increasing, and more complex, air barrages from Russia during the more than three-year-long war.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the paused weapons shipments to Ukraine would resume.
Mr. Trump maintains he’s determined to quickly conclude a conflict that he had promised as candidate to end of Day One of his second term.
Mr. Trump, speaking at the start of a dinner he was hosting for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday evening, vented his growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Trump has struggled to find a resolution to the the brutal war.
“I’m not happy with President Putin at all,” Mr. Trump said.
Published – July 08, 2025 07:10 am IST