““It should be repeated that the priority of President Trump remains the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine by achieving a strong peaceful settlement””, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“It should be repeated that the priority of President Trump remains to end the war between Russia and Ukraine by achieving a strong peaceful settlement, starting with the immediate ceasefire,” said US State Department Time Bruce.
She denied that Ukraine became aware of the suspension of US assistance today, July 2.
“I will not discuss who reported this news, but this conversation was obviously due to the importance of this for the United States. We were the greatest support of Ukraine, financially … At the same time, the Ministry of Defense’s statement clearly states that they have reliable options, as we continue to work to help Ukraine when it comes to the options they may have, ”the State Department spokeswoman said.
Bruce also noted that the US State Department does not make decisions on the supply of weapons to Ukraine, so you should contact the Pentagon for a detailed comment on the termination of assistance.
On July 2, the White House stated that the United States stops the supply of some weapons promised during the Baiden administration to Ukraine for use in the war with Russia, after the Pentagon confirmed that US reserves had been too declined.
White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said that after a US Department of Defense inspection, the United States has made the decision to “put the interests of America in the first place.” But Washington refused to confirm which weapons were stopped.
According to the media, it is about suspending the supply of dozens of interceptors for Patriot air defense systems, dozens of portable Styinger anti-aircraft missile systems, high-precision artillery shells, more than 100 Hellfire missiles, as well as AIM missiles.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reported that on July 2, the Minister of Minister Andriy Sibiga was invited to the Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga, a temporary prison for US affairs in Ukraine, John Ginkel, and “a key topic of conversation was US military assistance and defensive cooperation between the two states against the background of escalation of aggression and terror.”
At the same time, the Kremlin argues that “the less weapons will be delivered to Ukraine, the faster a special military operation will end” (so called the war against Ukraine in Russia).
In recent months, against the background of the activation of Russian air strikes in Ukrainian cities, Kiev has constantly appealed to Western Allies to increase the supply of air defense systems. During the final press conference of the NATO summit in Hague last week, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will consider the sale of additional Patriot systems to Ukraine.
At the same time, the United States, which provided Ukraine with weapons and military assistance in the amount of more than $ 66 billion since the start of a full -scale invasion of Russia in February 2022, urged the Allies to provide them with Ukraine’s air defense systems and other equipment. But many reluctantly abandon their high -tech systems, especially Eastern European countries, which are also threatening Russia.