Washington (AP) – Chairman Donald Trump’s Decision Send more defensive weapons to Ukraine According to three people familiar with the case, he expressed desperately despair after personal disappointment with the Pentagon officials to announce a stagnation in some delivery in some delivery last week.
Pentagon, which announced last week that it will happen Catch some air defense missiles backAccurate-directed artillery and other weapons promised in Ukraine as US officials said Worry that American stockpiles Were in low supply. Trump said on Monday that the US would have to send more weapons to Ukraine, effectively reverse the move.
Two people who spoke on the condition of anonymity about not printing sensitive internal discussions said that there was some internal opposition between the Pentagon Brass – coordinated by the Pentagon Policy, the head of the Pentagon Policy – before its announcement.
One of the people described Trump as a “flat leg” being caught by declaration. The White House did not answer questions about whether Trump was surprised by the Pentagon stagnation.
Stop in delivery of important weapons Had come on one Hard moment for UkraineWhich is facing more complex-and more complex-hawkers barrage than Russia during the war more than three years old. Trump admitted that on Monday night announcing a reversal, “they have to be able to defend themselves. They are becoming very difficult now.”
On Tuesday, a reporter asked who approved the stagnation, Trump emphasized the question, while he gathered with his cabinet. “I don’t know. Why don’t you tell me?”
Trump’s change in tone on Putin
President also kept Russian President Vladimir PutinSuggesting that he was unnecessarily prolonging the war that Trump said that he is firm to conclude quickly. Trump has struggled to find a resolution, with The conversation between the sides has stopped,
The Republican leader has looked fast with Putin in recent times. Both spoke on the phone last week.
Trump said during Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, “We find a lot of bulls- Putin was thrown at us, if you want to know the truth,” Trump said during Tuesday’s cabinet meeting. “He is very good all the time, but it becomes meaningless.”
They have threatened, but tried to include Putin in peace talks, implementing new sanctions against Russia’s oil industry.
Sen Lindsay Graham, Tariff On goods imported from countries that continue to buy Russian oil. The move will have a huge impact for China and India, two economic behemoths who buy Russian oil.
Trump said on Tuesday that he is “watching it very strongly.”
Pentagon says that it is going to resume shipment in Ukraine
Last week announced weapons affected the shipment of Patriot missiles, accurately-directed GMLRs, Helphier missiles and Howitzer rounds and more, not only Ukrainian officials and others. Surprise But including American MPs and other parts of the Trump administration, including the Department of State.
The Pentagon said late Monday night that under Trump’s direction, it would resume arms shipment in Ukraine “to ensure that Ukrainians can defend themselves, while we work to secure a permanent peace and ensure murder.” Nevertheless, spokesperson Sean Parnell said that its review is going on as part of “America first” defense priorities to evaluate military shipments worldwide for Trump.
Pentagon did not immediately respond to the request of comment on the Defense Secretary Peat hegseth The White House was consulted before stopping arms shipments and whether those shipments have now been resumed.
It is also not clear which weapon will now be sent, although Trump said the US will mainly assist Ukraine with defensive weapons.
Counting of weapons
An official said that on Tuesday, every service and fighter orders – the multiswis organizations that lead American military operations around the world – still sending information about their stockpiles of specific monks specific to the Pentagon leadership, an American official said.
“They are really still doing mathematics,” the official said.
The official said that the information was being presented on a stoplight chart – where the monks were either in a red, yellow or green position, similar to the slide, which was made a week ago, the officer said. The earlier study concluded that some sages were fixed to send Ukraine – but were reaching other levels.
The official said it takes time to gain full visibility on the number of real sages on the hand, because the Patriot missiles, for example, are related to the army, are related to the army, once they are requested and sent to a fighter command, such as the US Central Command, Service Inventory loses those numbers.
The US has pulled most of the sages and weapons sent to Ukraine from the army, which has closely monitored the level in recent years, especially for 155 mm artillery shells and Patriot missiles such as high-asking items for aerial rescue.
Army spokesman Steve Warren said it is difficult for the army to increase production on goods that were planned: It was trying to hit the target of making 100,000 155 mm shells a month by the end of 2025, but will no longer meet that target by 2026.
Warren said that Patriot missile production has also been challenging.
Sen Mich McConelR-Ky., In a statement on Tuesday, he said that he was happy that Trump was restoring delivery in Ukraine.
“This time, the President would need to reject the call from separatists and restraints within his administration to limit these delivery to defensive weapons,” McConel said. “And he should disregard the DODs who implement the lack of mutation to block assistance, refusing to invest seriously in the expansion of mucharrs production.”
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Associated press writers Lisa Masaro and Matthew Lee contributed to the report.
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