Overview

• The administration approved shipments of Tomahawk strike missiles and Patriot air-defense batteries on condition that European allies supply existing stockpiles and reimburse US inventories.
• Italy and France declined to participate in the financing deal by July 17, prompting the United Kingdom, Canada and several smaller states to cover Ukraine’s immediate missile shortfall.
• President Trump threatened 100% secondary sanctions on countries trading with Russia if Moscow fails to stop its invasion by mid-September.
• Ukraine’s defenses remain stretched as Russia intensifies its summer offensive with sustained drone and missile attacks while awaiting Western deliveries.
• Ongoing US-EU trade tensions risk complicating urgent arms procurement and burden-sharing arrangements for European governments supplying Ukraine.