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New developments Tuesday reinforced the idea that President Donald Trump has significantly shifted his view of the Ukraine war.
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RBC Ukraine on MSNBehind Trump's decision to arm Ukraine: Reuters insiders warn of hidden risksUS President Donald Trump has finally found a way to arm Ukraine: ask European allies to hand over their weapons and buy American ones in return. Now comes the hard part - agreeing on who will transfer the valuable weapons,
On Monday, Trump said that Russia's failure to reach a negotiated settlement with Ukraine within 50 days would lead to his administration imposing a 100% tariff rate on Russian imports as well as what he called "secondary tariffs" on countries that have continued to do business with Moscow.
As President Donald Trump hardens his position toward Moscow and seeks new ways to bring the conflict to an end, he is leaving open the prospect of allowing shipments of longer-range missiles to the country that would allow it to strike deeper into Russia,
Putin invaded Ukraine just over 13 months into Biden's White House term. Between February 24, 2022, and January 20, 2025, the U.S. became the world's biggest supplier of weapons and aid for Ukraine's fight, pledging over $175 billion in support.
Sitting in the Oval Office with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, and apparently fed up with being slow-walked by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump threatened the Kremlin with tough tariffs if it doesn't make a deal to end the war within 50 days. But perhaps more important was Trump's shift on weapons.
A new plan to funnel billions in "top of the line" weapons is his most forceful backing of Ukraine yet, writes Daniel Fried.
Donald Trump has said Volodymyr Zelensky should not target Moscow after reportedly privately discussing strikes on the Russian capital with the Ukrainian leader and deliberating whether to send long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine,