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Trump caught off guard by DOD pause on Ukraine arms deliveries: Report
Army Times
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July 8, 2025
President Donald Trump’s decision to send more defensive weapons to Ukraine came after he privately expressed frustration with Pentagon officials for announcing a pause in some deliveries last week — a move that he felt wasn’t properly coordinated...
House committee’s NDAA authorizes more money for Ukraine, thwarts troop reductions in Europe
Breaking Defense
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July 8, 2025
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and French soldiers conduct joint training in Pabradė, Military Operation Urban Terrain (MOUT), Lithuania, May 21, 2025, during exercise Swift Response...
Battlefield situation, contacts with US: Zelensky holds meeting with military command
Ukrinform
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Ukraine's military command to discuss the situation on the front lines. He reported this in his evening video address, according to Ukrinform. "Today I held a meeting with the military...
Another Ukrainian Officer Busted as Alleged Russian Spy
Kyiv Post
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July 8, 2025
Ukraine said it has nabbed another high-ranking officer for allegedly spying for Russia. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on Tuesday that it detained a reserve lieutenant colonel from “one of the components of the Defense Forces of...
Trump has announced that the United States would send additional defensive weapons to Ukraine
Zambian Observer
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July 8, 2025
President Donald Trump announced that the United States would send additional defensive weapons to Ukraine. The aim is to help the country defend itself against intensifying attacks they are suffering in the hands of Russian. This statement came...
Now Ukraine aid is ‘America First’?
Washington Examiner
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July 8, 2025
President Donald Trump continues to remind his ranks that “America First” is whatever he wants it to be.Trump’s decision on Monday to reverse course on Ukraine and send additional weapons to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s military further riled up...
Did Trump get tired of waiting for Russia? He says that Putin “tells us a lot of nonsense” and reactivates the shipment of weapons to Ukraine
Metro World News
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July 8, 2025
In a clear change of attitude from the usual closeness and even admiration for Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is considering imposing additional sanctions against Moscow due to the lack of progress in negotiations for a...
Trump's megabill boosts spending on military drones by billions
The Gazette - Colorado
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President Donald Trump's megabill that passed and was signed into law last week will boost spending on Department of Defense drones, an area where national production has lagged significantly behind China and Ukraine. While battling Russia in its...
U.K. royals welcome Macron for state visit with migration and Ukraine high on the agenda
BNN Bloomberg
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July 8, 2025
LONDON -- French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Britain on Tuesday for a state visit mixing royal pageantry with thorny political talks about stopping migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats. Macron and U.K. Prime Minister...
Macron to co-chair Ukraine talks while in UK for state visit
Modern Ghana
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Emmanuel Macron is expected for a three-day state visit in the UK starting Tuesday, when he will address parliament. The French president will also co-chair a summit with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European leaders to discuss boosting...
Trump blasts Putin after announcing more weapons to Ukraine
Deutsche Welle
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July 8, 2025
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a sharp rebuke of Russian President Vladimir Putin after saying Washington would send Ukraine more weapons to help defend itself amid Russia's continued invasion. Moscow has ramped up attacks on Ukraine...
Who, Why, How – Everything We Know About the Patriot Freeze to Kyiv
Kyiv Post
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July 8, 2025
On July 1, after major Russian aerial assaults across Ukraine, reports surfaced that the US ordered a freeze on weapons deliveries to Kyiv. Kyiv was surprised, and so were its allies. Later, the Pentagon confirmed the decision; The White House and...
Trump To Send Portion Of Key Missile Shipment To Ukraine
Independent Journal Review
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July 8, 2025
President Donald Trump announced Monday night that he would send Ukraine a shipment of defensive weapons, but some corners of the administration reportedly remain skeptical of the move, sources told Axios on Tuesday. The Trump administration will...
LGBTQ+ soldiers fight for Ukraine and for respect
Erasing 76 Crimes
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July 8, 2025
Up to 10% of soldiers in Ukraine are thought to be from the LGBTQ+ community. Viktor Pylypenko, a combat medic and the first openly gay Ukrainian soldier, came out in 2018. He estimates that believes that up to 10% of Ukraine’s soldiers are from...
Russia battles into key Ukraine region: Why it matters
Naharnet
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After months of fighting meter-by-meter towards the central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk, Russia announced this week that it had finally gained a foothold in the industrial territory. Here's why the advance matters now, after more than three...
Trump: US must send more weapons to Ukraine
The Iola Register - Kansas
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July 8, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. will have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after ordering a pause in critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv. The comments by Trump appeared to be an abrupt change in posture...
Pentagon Shifts Stance on Ukraine Military Aid
Oil Price
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July 8, 2025
US President Donald Trump on July 7 said the United States will send more weapons to Ukraine to help the war-torn country defend itself against Russian attacks. “We're going to send some more weapons. We have to," Trump told reporters at the White...
Trump rips into Putin for 'bull****' as Ukraine peace talks unravel despite dictator's 'nice' front
Daily Mail
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July 8, 2025
By EMILY GOODIN, SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT Published: 13:03 EDT, 8 July 2025 | Updated: 14:29 EDT, 8 July 2025 President Donald Trump ripped into Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, accusing him of 'bull****' in negotiations to end war with Ukraine....
The 1600: Annoyance Politics
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
Good morning, Lots of political news to cover this week. Tariffs are back, maybe...Trump is doing a U-turn on Ukraine and sending them more aid... his base is furious about the mess that is the Jeffrey Epstein saga... Elon's making a run at a...
Russian minister's death serves as warning to political elite
BBC
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It was a dramatic start to the week in Russia. On Monday morning, President Vladimir Putin sacked his transport minister, Roman Starovoit. By the afternoon Starovoit was dead; his body was discovered in a park on the edge of Moscow with a gunshot...