Overview
- Last week the Defense Department halted shipments of 30 Patriot missiles, 8,500 artillery rounds, over 250 GMLRS rockets and 142 Hellfire missiles during a global inventory review
- President Trump ordered the delivery of additional defensive weapons, emphasizing Patriot interceptors and precision munitions to strengthen Ukrainian air defenses
- Trump publicly criticized Vladimir Putin’s stalling of peace talks and warned that the Russian leader was responsible for too many deaths on both sides
- The White House said Trump is seriously considering a Senate-backed package of new sanctions on Moscow over its negotiating tactics
- In a recent call, Trump and President Zelenski agreed to deepen U.S.–Ukraine cooperation on air-defense strategy and system integration