Overview

• President Trump reversed a recent Pentagon pause and approved the resumption of U.S. defensive weapons shipments to Ukraine.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s munitions review had halted deliveries of air defense missiles and artillery shells to assess stockpile shortages.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European allies warned that the freeze risked undermining Kyiv’s defenses during intensified Russian attacks.
• Trump sharply criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for continuing the war and lamented the lack of progress toward a ceasefire.
• The Pentagon is preparing a new package of defensive arms while diplomatic efforts with Moscow remain stalled.