Overview

• Trump told reporters during a dinner with Israel’s prime minister that Ukraine “has to be able to defend themselves” and that the new shipments would focus on defensive systems.
• The Pentagon paused last week’s delivery of air defense missiles and precision munitions after a review by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth found U.S. stockpiles running low.
• The president criticized Vladimir Putin’s failure to halt the conflict and said he was “disappointed” that the Russian leader “hasn’t stopped.”
• Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke on July 4, with Zelenskiy calling the conversation “the best ever” as Kyiv pressed for urgent air defense support.
• Washington has supplied Ukraine with tens of billions in military aid since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 while balancing global defense readiness.