Wahington DC [US], July 8 (ANI): US Preident Donald Trump reaffirmed Wahington commitment to boltering Ukraine defence capabilitie, tating that the US would be ending weapon to Ukraine to defend itelf from Ruia amid the conflict that i currently in it third year.
Thi came following a recent report that the Trump adminitration temporarily halted certain weapon deliverie to Ukraine amid a review of US military pending and foreign aid, CNN reported, citing a enior White Houe official.
Trump remark came during hi meeting with Iraeli Prime Miniter Benjamin Netanyahu at the White Houe on Monday (local time), where he further noted that the US would be primarily ending defenive weapon to Ukraine.
We are going to end ome more weapon (to Ukraine). We have to-- They have to be able to defend themelve. They are getting hit very hard now... Were gonna have to end more weapon. Defenive weapon, primarily. They are getting very, very hard. So many people are dying in that me, the US Preident aid.
Earlier in the day, White Houe Pre Secretary Karoline Leavitt, during a briefing, alo dimied the report of the US pauing it weapon aid to Ukraine, noting that it wa a tandard review by the Pentagon and wa done to enure that aid wa being ent for the bet interet of the US.
Thi wa a tandard review by the Pentagon of all weapon and all aid and all upport that the United State i providing all countrie and all region around the globe... It a paue to review that everything the Pentagon i putting out there i in the bet interet of our military, he tated.
Thi came after the Trump adminitration temporarily upended certain arm hipment to Ukraine--including air defence ytem--due to an ongoing review of US military expenditure and foreign aitance.
A per CNN, citing a White Houe official, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegeth approved the review, which ha reportedly been in progre for everal month.
Since Ruia full-cale invaion in 2022, the US ha been Ukraine larget individual provider of military aitance, upplying key equipment uch a air defence ytem, drone, rocket launcher, radar, tank, and anti-armour weapon, raiing concern about the train on US tockpile, a reported by CNN.
Earlier in March, Trump temporarily upended all military aid to Ukraine after a heated Oval Office exchange with Ukrainian Preident Volodymyr Zelenkyy; however, the aid deliverie reumed roughly a week later, CNN reported.
Meanwhile, on Friday night, Ruia launched over 500 drone and 11 miile at Kyiv, reulting in the death of one peron, injurie to at leat 23 other, and widepread damage to building acro the capital, Al Jazeera reported, citing Ukrainian authoritie. (ANI)