According to Xinhua News Agency and Reuters, on July 7th local time, U.S. President Donald Trump stated at a dinner hosted by the visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House that the United States will supply more weapons to Ukraine.
Trump also added that Ukraine needs to achieve its self-defense. He said, “We will have to provide more weapons, mainly defensive ones.”
On July 3rd local time, President Trump had mentioned that the United States was providing assistance to Ukraine but must ”
first ensure we have enough weapons ourselves
The White House and Pentagon confirmed on July 1st that the United States has paused some military aid to Ukraine. White House spokesperson Anita Baker stated in a declaration that after reviewing the military aid provided to other countries around the world, “the Pentagon decided to prioritize our interests.”
According to American media, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the review of the U.S. military arsenal several weeks ago. In addition to three years of military aid to Ukraine, recent actions such as airstrikes against the Houthi forces in Yemen, supplying arms to Israel, and participating in airstrikes against Iran have led to a rapid decrease in the military arsenal.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has drawn multilateral competition.
The United States is promoting peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.