Five days after announcing that weapons shipments to Ukraine were frozen because there were not enough reservations in the US, Donald Trump announced Monday that shipments will be resumed. “We are going to send more weapons, they have to be able to defend themselves. They are receiving strong attacks and we will have to send more weapons, mainly defensive weapons,” said US president in an appearance before the press during dinner with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamín Netanyahu.
“I am not happy with President Putin,” Trump continued, “but this is something that would never have happened if I had been president. This was a war that was never going to happen. I hate to see dead people. They are not Americans or Israelis who are being killed there. They are all Russians and Ukrainians, but it was 5,000, perhaps 7,000 last week, 7500, mostly 7500 But people in towns and cities are being attacked.
The Pentagon spokesman, Sean Parnell, has declared below: “By order of President Trump, the Department of Defense is sending additional defensive weapons to Ukraine to ensure that Ukrainians can defend themselves while we work to achieve lasting peace and ensure the end of the killings. Our framework so that the US president evaluates military shipments throughout the world is still in force of 'America first ”
Suspended shipments
Last week, the Trump administration decided to freeze the sending of fundamental military material for the defense of Ukraine against Russian attacks. The Department of Defense has paralyzed Patriot missile sending, GMLRS precision guided missiles, missiles for F-16 combat aircraft such as Hellfire and Howitzer ammunition.
“The Department of Defense continues to provide President Options regarding military aid to Ukraine, in line with his objective of ending this tragic war,” said Pentagon spokesman last Wednesday, Sean Parnell: “At the same time, the department adapts its approach to preserve US military preparation and the defense priorities of the presidential agenda of” USA first. ”
On Thursday, there was a call between Trump and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who did not leave the US president satisfied.
“I have not advanced anything with him,” Trump acknowledged, who gave his arguments to freeze military help to Ukraine: “We are giving weapons, we have given many, and we are working with them and trying to help them. But they drill our entire country giving them weapons, and we have to make sure we have enough for us.”
