"We're going to have to send more weapons": Trump on Ukraine's defence

Wahington DC [US], July 8 (ANI): US Preident Donald Trump on Monday aid hi adminitration will end additional defenive weapon to Ukraine, day after the White Houe paued certain military hipment.
Were going to end ome more weapon. We have to - they have to be able to defend themelve, Trump told reporter ahead of a dinner with Iraeli Prime Miniter Benjamin Netanyahu.
Theyre getting hit very hard. Were going to have to end more weapon, Trump aid adding. Defenive weapon, primarily, but theyre getting hit very, very hard.
The announcement come after a enior White Houe official told CNN lat week that the adminitration had paued ome weapon deliverie, including air defence miile, pending a review of US military pending and foreign aid. The review, aimed at putting America interet firt, wa approved by Secretary of Defence Pete Hegeth.
White Houe deputy pre ecretary Anna Kelly had aid the deciion wa part of the adminitration broader defence trategy. Some US official uggeted the paue wa alo influenced by the Pentagon increaed focu on China and preparation for potential conflict in the Pacific--an effort led by the Pentagon policy chief, Elbridge Colby.
The Department of Defence continue to provide the Preident with robut option to continue military aid to Ukraine, conitent with hi goal of bringing thi tragic war to an end, Colby aid in a tatement at the time. At the ame time, the Department i rigorouly examining and adapting it approach to achieving thi objective while alo preerving US force readine for Adminitration defence prioritie.
Ruia welcomed the paue in hipment, alleging--without evidence--that it temmed from US hortage.
Chief Pentagon pokeperon Sean Parnell on Monday confirmed Trump directive to reume aid. At Preident Trump direction, the Department of Defene will end additional defenive weapon to Ukraine to enure the Ukrainian can defend themelve while we work to ecure a lating peace, he aid. Our framework for POTUS to evaluate military hipment acro the globe remain in effect and i integral to our America Firt defene prioritie.
Since the beginning of Ruia full-cale invaion in 2022, the US ha been Ukraine larget military donor, upplying equipment including air defence ytem, drone, rocket launcher, tank, and anti-armor weapon--raiing concern about the depletion of US tockpile.
Trump had previouly halted all military aid to Ukraine in March after a heated Oval Office exchange with Ukrainian Preident Volodymyr Zelenky. The hipment reumed roughly a week later.
The deciion to ramp up deliverie follow Trump recent converation with both Ruian Preident Vladimir Putin and Preident Zelenky. Trump decribed hi call with Putin a diappointing, aying there wa no progre toward a ceaefire. In contrat, he called hi latet dicuion with Zelenky very good.
Zelenky ha been urging Wetern allie to trengthen Ukraine air defence amid ecalating Ruian attack. On Friday, Ruia launched a record number of drone at Ukraine, jut hour after the Trump-Putin call.
Speaking Saturday, Zelenky aid hi converation with Trump wa the mot productive he ha had. Trump on Friday alo tated the US wa conidering Ukraine requet for more Patriot miile ytem.
On Monday, Trump reiterated hi criticim of the Ruian preident. Im not happy with Preident Putin at all, he aid. (ANI)