Overview

• Last week the Pentagon paused deliveries of certain air defense missiles and precision munitions to Ukraine after a review flagged concerns about dwindling U.S. stockpiles.
• Speaking at a White House dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said “we have to” send more weapons so Ukraine can defend itself against intensified Russian strikes.
• Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed that under the president’s orders, the Defense Department will resume dispatching additional defensive weapons to bolster Kyiv’s air defenses.
• European and U.S. lawmakers and Ukrainian officials, including President Zelenskyy, had warned that the pause threatened to weaken Ukraine’s ability to repel drone and missile attacks.
• Trump has underscored the move within his “America First” global arms review while continuing direct talks with Zelenskyy—and voicing frustration with Putin’s refusal to agree to a ceasefire.