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Trump: No Progress With Putin, But US Will Keep Arming Ukraine
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President Donald Trump confirmed that the United States is still supplying weapons to Ukraine, despite recent concerns about the strain on American military stockpiles, Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews on July 4.
“We haven’t stopped. We’re providing weapons,” Trump said. “But we’ve given so much… and we’re trying to help them. Biden depleted our entire country by giving away weapons, and we now have to make sure we have enough arms for ourselves.”
Trump’s remarks came one day after his sixth phone call this year with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The July 3 conversation lasted nearly an hour, but Trump acknowledged it brought no tangible progress on ending the war in Ukraine.
“It was a pretty long call. We talked about a lot of things, including Iran, and of course, the war in Ukraine. I’m not happy about it… I made no progress with him today,” Trump said.
Despite earlier reports that Washington had paused weapons transfers to Ukraine, the President emphasized that military aid remains ongoing.
“We are working with them and trying to help them,” he reiterated.
The phone call followed a brief suspension of US arms shipments reportedly triggered by an internal Pentagon review.
According to the Pentagon, the temporary halt was aimed at assessing whether American stockpiles were being overdrawn by ongoing support to Kyiv. US officials have become increasingly cautious about maintaining sufficient munitions for national defense, especially amid growing global instability.
Following the Trump-Putin call, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Moscow remains committed to a political resolution but reiterated the Kremlin’s demand to address what it calls the “root causes” of the war.
“Trump again raised the issue of ending the hostilities as soon as possible,” Ushakov said. “Putin responded that we are continuing to seek a political, negotiated solution. But he also stressed that Russia will not abandon its goal of eliminating the root causes of the war in Ukraine.”
In addition to Ukraine, Trump and Putin also reportedly discussed the worsening situation in the Middle East, including Iran and Syria.
Earlier, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that while he understands Washington’s need to prioritize its own defense requirements, Ukraine urgently needs continued support from Western allies.
“I totally understand that the US always has to make sure its interests are covered,” Rutte said. “When it comes to Ukraine, in the short term, Ukraine cannot do without all the support it can get.”
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