President Trump said Monday his administration would send Ukraine additional weapons after his administration imposed a pause on some shipments to Kyiv.
"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,” Trump told reporters during a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Defensive weapons, primarily, but they’re getting hit very, very hard. So many people are dying in that mess,” he added.
The Pentagon last week confirmed a decision to halt the delivery of some air defense missiles and munitions to Ukraine, citing concerns about U.S. military stockpiles being depleted.
Trump himself seemed to defend the pause, saying the U.S. needed “to make sure we have enough for ourselves.”
The decision drew backlash from Ukraine supporters in Washington and in Europe, who expressed concern that a pause could seriously weaken Kyiv’s abilities to fend off Russia’s strikes and advances.
The U.S. has given tens of billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022, though many Trump allies have expressed skepticism about continued American support for Kyiv. Democrats, and a small number of Republicans and European allies, have warned that abandoning Ukraine would be a major victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia.
Trump has in recent days expressed frustration with Putin following over a lack of progress in ending the war in Ukraine. The two men spoke on the phone last week.
"I'm disappointed, frankly, that President Putin hasn't stopped. I'm not happy about it either,” Trump said Monday.
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