US EditionArms Deliveries, Sanctions Loopholes: How Trump's Recent Moves Benefit Russia
- The White House announced on Tuesday a temporary halt of shipments of critical air defense interceptors and precision-guided munitions to Ukraine over concerns about U.S. ammunition stockpiles.
- This decision follows an internal Pentagon review and represents the second major freeze in U.S. military aid to Ukraine, despite Ukraine's ongoing appeals for support.
- Russia responded positively to the pause in Western arms deliveries, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov suggesting that the reduced flow of weapons to Ukraine could accelerate the conclusion of the ongoing military conflict.
- In mid-June, a senior Russian foreign ministry official declared that Ukraine would need to dismantle all Western-supplied weaponry as a condition of any future peace settlement.
- Experts note the pause may have limited immediate impact due to other deliveries but could pose serious risks if Europe does not compensate for waning U.S. support amid intensified Russian attacks.
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Arms deliveries, sanctions loopholes: How Trump's recent moves benefit Russia
Two recent decisions by US President Donald Trump have directly benefitted Russia, both in the war in Ukraine and in its economic standoff with Europe. The White House halted a planned shipment of arms to Kyiv and deliberately bypassed existing sanctions to offer economic relief to Russia’s nuclear giant Rosatom and to Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Russia applauds US decision to halt key weapons deliveries to Ukraine
The Kremlin has cheered this week's US decision to halt the delivery of crucial defensive weapons to Ukraine as Russia continues to pursue its maximalist goal of extinguishing Ukrainian statehood, writes Peter Dickinson.
The Kremlin has stated on Wednesday that a reduction in the delivery of weapons by the United States to Ukraine “near the end” of the invasion unleashed in February 2022, after the White House confirmed the suspension of shipments of some types of weapons to Kiev. “The fewer weapons are delivered to Ukraine, the closer the end of the special military operation is coming,” said Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov, using the term used by Moscow to de…
At the time of the American disengagement, and where general attention is focused on the Middle East, Kyiv needs frank Western support to hope for a solution to the conflict favourable to the Ukrainians.
The Kremlin welcomed the news and Kyiv invited an American diplomat to negotiate.
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