President Donald Trump on Monday said that the United States would send more weapons and assistance to Ukraine to help with its war with Russia, which appears to signal a change in his stance on the years-long war.
The president has long criticized the Biden administration for all the assistance it sent Ukraine, and vowed to bring an end to the large-scale conflict. However, attempts to end the war have been futile so far.
Trump admitted that he would “have to” send more help to Ukraine so it can defend itself as Russia ups its attacks.
“We have to,” Trump told reporters about resuming the weapons deliveries. “They have to be able to defend themselves.”
The comment comes after the Pentagon paused its shipment of supplies last week because it believed it depleted its own reserves.
The comment also comes after reports that a Russian attack on Ukraine on Monday killed at least 11 civilians and wounded approximately 80 others, including children, the Associated Press reported.
Russia has also launched more than 100 drones at Ukraine overnight, and fired over 1,200 drones, 39 missiles and almost 1,000 powerful glide bombs at its neighbor in the past week.
Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.
