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The Herald Scotland
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
U.S. aid to Ukraine resumes as Russia amps up strikes
Russia has exceeded its daily strike record three times since the evening of June 28, with the new high being 741 drones and missiles sent during the evening of July 8 to 9. The Trump administration has worked for months without success to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Trump has participated in calls with both leaders since the month began, accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of throwing "bulls--t" his way and said he'd be looking "very strongly" at sanctions legislation he once criticized as harsh. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he instructed Ukrainian leaders to "intensify all contacts with the American side" in a July 8 post on X. Trump's decision to resume supplying Ukraine against an onslaught of Russian drone and missile attacks reverses a Pentagon decision made at the beginning of July amid concerns of dwindling stocks of crucial weapons. Sean Parnell, the Pentagon's chief spokesman, said the pause in shipments to Ukraine and other countries was being done to assure military aid "aligns with our defense priorities." What military aid does the U.S. supply to Ukraine? Since the start of the war in 2022 through April 2025, the U.S. has sent over $75.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine, dwarfing military aid from any other country, according to The Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German-based research institution. Ukraine's air defense has particularly relied on Patriot interceptors, supplied by the U.S. Army, as well as artillery shells and anti-tank and shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. This is a developing story which may be updated. CONTRIBUTING Karina Zaiets, Francesca Chambers, Tom Vanden Brook, Cybele Mayes-Osterman and Zac Anderson
USA Today
2 days ago
- Politics
- USA Today
Trump resumes U.S. military aid to Ukraine amid record Russian strikes
As Russia continues to barrage Ukraine daily with hundreds of drones and missiles, President Donald Trump said he will resume U.S. arms shipments to Ukraine and doesn't know who paused them to begin with. "[Putin]'s not treating human beings right. He's killing too many people," Trump said. "So we're sending some defensive weapons to Ukraine." Russia has exceeded its daily strike record three times since the evening of June 28, with the new high being 741 drones and missiles sent during the evening of July 8 to 9. The Trump administration has worked for months without success to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Trump has participated in calls with both leaders since the month began, accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of throwing "bulls--t" his way and said he'd be looking "very strongly" at sanctions legislation he once criticized as harsh. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he instructed Ukrainian leaders to "intensify all contacts with the American side" in a July 8 post on X. Trump's decision to resume supplying Ukraine against an onslaught of Russian drone and missile attacks reverses a Pentagon decision made at the beginning of July amid concerns of dwindling stocks of crucial weapons. Sean Parnell, the Pentagon's chief spokesman, said the pause in shipments to Ukraine and other countries was being done to assure military aid 'aligns with our defense priorities.' What military aid does the U.S. supply to Ukraine? Since the start of the war in 2022 through April 2025, the U.S. has sent over $75.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine, dwarfing military aid from any other country, according to The Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German-based research institution. Ukraine's air defense has particularly relied on Patriot interceptors, supplied by the U.S. Army, as well as artillery shells and anti-tank and shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. This is a developing story which may be updated. CONTRIBUTING Karina Zaiets, Francesca Chambers, Tom Vanden Brook, Cybele Mayes-Osterman and Zac Anderson
