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The move would mark the first time Trump has approved providing a major weapons system to Kyiv beyond the number authorized by the Biden White House.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter, setting off a scramble inside the administration to understand why the halt was implemented and explain it to Congress and the Ukrainian government.
In some ways, the U.S. vacillation has a bigger impact than the lack of the weapons themselves, the officials said. A single shipment of arms—even one that included dozens of Patriot missiles, hundreds of Hellfires, and thousands of rounds of 155-millimeter artillery—does not make or break Ukraine’s war effort.
Senate sanctions bill targeting Russia's energy exports with hefty tariffs gains momentum as Trump shifts position on Russia, with Graham teasing presidential support.
President Donald Trump told NBC News in a Thursday night interview that NATO will foot the bill for U.S.-supplied Patriot missile shipments to Ukraine. Trump reached the […]
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Straight Arrow News on MSNWhite House caught off guard by Pentagon's Ukraine weapons pauseTrump resumed Ukraine weapons aid after a Pentagon pause and harshly criticized Putin, citing rising Russian attacks and stockpile concerns.
During a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he didn't know who approved the halt in shipments.
Antonina Khyzhniak, who appeared in stock footage included in a White House Instagram video for the Trump administration's tax bill, responded with a humorous video — and a serious message.
President Trump announces arrangement where NATO pays for US weapons sent to Ukraine, as Russian strikes intensify across Ukraine, including an attack on a maternity hospital.