Source: The Guardian [UK]
“Donald Trump said on Monday that the US would resume shipments of ‘defensive weapons, primarily’ to Ukraine in a reversal of an only days-old decision to withhold their supply. Answering a reporter’s question at the White House, the US president said: ‘We’re going to send some more weapons. We have to. They have to be able to defend themselves. They’re getting hit very hard now.’ The Pentagon under Pete Hegseth last week halted already funded and promised arms shipments to Ukraine, with the defence secretary and Trump administration officials giving varying reasons – ranging from a seriously questioned claim by Hegseth of low weapons stocks, to the pause being part of a standard review of defence capabilities.” (07/08/25)