The administration of US President Donald Trump has resumed sending some weapons to Ukraine after a one-week pause, sources told Reuters and the Associated Press.
Kyiv is again receiving 155mm artillery ammunition and high-precision GMLRS guided rockets. It’s unclear when the shipments restarted or how many munitions have so far been delivered.
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Earlier, the US had frozen the transfer of 8,400 artillery rounds, 142 Hellfire missiles, 252 HIMARS rockets, and 30 Patriot interceptor missiles.
The Pentagon paused military aid in early July after Trump asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to carry out a review of US weapons stockpiles.
According to CNN, Hegseth halted all shipments during the review without informing the White House. The move surprised Trump, who later said he had not ordered any freeze on supplies to Ukraine.
The pause came at a particularly vulnerable time for Ukraine, as Putin took advantage of the situation to launch record-breaking air attacks.
After a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump promised to boost support and reportedly asked the Pentagon to consider sending another Patriot air defense system.
If approved, it would be the first new heavy weapons system Trump has authorized for Ukraine. Until now, his administration had only continued deliveries approved under the previous administration, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Two sources told CNN that Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin and is reluctant to hand Moscow a win by cutting off support to Ukraine. The US president has publicly hinted at those frustrations.
“We get a lot of bulls**t thrown at us by Putin,” Trump said Tuesday. “You want to know the truth? He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”
The Kremlin said continued US military aid to Ukraine does not help end the war. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it will take time to determine what exactly is being sent and in what quantities.
Meanwhile, sources close to the Kremlin told The New York Times that Russian President Vladimir Putin believes Ukraine’s defenses could collapse in the coming months.
He is reportedly unwilling to stop fighting without major concessions from Kyiv and is ready to risk damaging ties with Trump to achieve his goal of subjugating Ukraine.
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