Trump embarrasses the Pentagon with a U-turn on Ukraine
His decision to resume arms shipments is a victory for common sense—while it lasts
AMERICA ALARMED Ukraine, and European allies, when it abruptly halted weapons shipments to Ukraine earlier this month. Just as suddenly, President Donald Trump countermanded the order on July 7th. “We are going to send some more weapons. We have to. They have to be able to defend themselves. They’re getting hit very hard now.” Within hours, the Pentagon confirmed it would send “additional defensive weapons”.
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