Trump Makes About-Face, Is Now Sending Weapons to Ukraine

Donald Trump has pledged to send more weapons to Ukraine, reversing a decision to pause shipments to Kyiv just days earlier.

The reversal comes after the Pentagon last week announced it would halt deliveries of key military hardware. I Photo: Israeli Air Force Flickr

Trump said Ukraine was “getting hit very, very hard.”

He added: “They have to be able to defend themselves… We’re going to have to send more weapons, defensive weapons primarily,” Trump said, Abbir Dib reported for The Telegraph.

The Pentagon later confirmed that the U.S. would send additional weapons to aid the country in its war with Russia.

“The Department of Defense is sending additional defensive weapons to Ukraine to ensure the Ukrainians can defend themselves while we work to secure a lasting peace and ensure the killing stops,” Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement.

Sources familiar with the matter said the halted shipments of American military aid to Ukraine could resume after a series of high-level meetings in Italy and Ukraine over the coming week, Politico reported.

The reversal comes after the Pentagon last week announced it would halt deliveries of key military hardware, including air defense systems and precision-guided artillery.

PAC-3 interceptors for the Patriot air defense system were among the weapons affected, as well as Stinger man-portable air defense systems and AIM missiles for Ukraine’s F-16 planes and NASAMS advanced surface-to-air launchers.

Anti-tank weapons such as recoilless AT4 launchers and rounds for the guided multiple launch rocket system were also held up.