‘They have to defend themselves’: Trump indicates more weapons for Ukraine after the first break; Cite the increasing deaths in war
US President Donald Trump said on Monday (local time) that the United States would need to send more weapons to Ukraine, after a few days, Kiev ordered a stagnation in important weapon shipment.“We are going to send some more weapons (for Ukraine) … they Should be able to defend yourself. He said that they are getting very difficult … so many people are dying in that dirt ”, he said.Talking to journalists about additional weapon delivery for Ukraine, he said, “We have to do. They should be able to defend themselves.”His comments marked a clear change in the situation after the Pentagon announced last week, announced that it would hold back delivery back over the air defense missiles, accurate-directed artillery and other arms concerns that its own stockpiles had dropped a lot.A sudden stagnation in Patriot missiles, accurate-directed rockets, Helphier missiles, Howitzer rounds and other weapons shipments surprised Ukrainian officials and colleagues. This break came at a challenging time for Ukraine, which is facing continuous air strikes from Russia in a war more than three years old.Trump has said that he is firm to end the struggle quickly, a promise he made during his presidential campaign. On Monday evening, at the White House Dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he expressed disappointment with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I am not happy at all with President Putin,” said Trump.
Continuous Russian attacks:
Meanwhile, Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least 11 civilians and injured more than 80 others on Monday, including seven children, Ukrainian officials said.Ukraine President Volodmi Zelanski said Russia launched more than 100 drones on civil goals overnight. In the last one week, Russia has removed about 1,270 drones, 39 missiles and about 1,000 powerful glide bombs in Ukraine.Ukraine’s Army Command said that Russian drones also targeted the centers of military raising centers for the third time in five days, in a clear effort to disrupt recruitment.
Ukraine calls for more help:
Ukraine has urged the United States and Europe to send more military support, especially after a sudden stop of the promised American shipment.White House spokesman Karolin Levit said on Monday the stagnation was part of the “standard reviews of all weapons and all assistance and all assistance” provided to all countries.Lewitt said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a global review of arms and assistance to ensure that “everything that is going out is aligning with the interests of America”.President Zelancesi stated that Ukraine had signed new deals with European colleagues and a major US defense company, which aims to secure “hundreds thousands” more drones this year to increase drone production.“The main thing for protecting the air defense is life,” Zelancesi wrote on Telegram on Monday. He said that the development and construction of interceptor drones that can stop Russia’s long -range Shahed drones, he said.
