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It was early morning on July 4 when Gen Keith Kellogg’s phone was illuminated with a call from Poland. On the other end of the line was Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland’s foreign minister, with what could be one of the defining interventions of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Trump is showing signs of willingness to renew U.S. support Ukraine, Angela Stent writes in a guest commentary.
The Trump administration wants to provide the U.S.'s flagship development agency more leeway to finance projects in high-income countries, while quadrupling its spending power and enhancing its national security focus,
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Ukraine’s top military commander Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky called on President Trump to provide long-range missiles capable of attacking deep into Russia to cripple Moscow’s war machine.
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Ukrainska Pravda on MSNPolish foreign minister called on Trump's envoy Kellogg to resume arms supplies to Ukraine – The TelegraphFollowing Russia’s attack on Kyiv during the night of 3-4 July, which damaged the consular section of Poland’s embassy, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski phoned US President’s Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg and called for a resumption of arms supplies to Ukraine.
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The U.K. chaired a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting to discuss rapid transfer of arms including Patriot missiles, as the Britain responds to President Donald Trump's 50-day ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine closed out its third round of direct talks with Russia on Wednesday with a proposal to hold a “leaders’ summit” by the end of August with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian President Vladimir Putin,
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Every so often, Donald Trump sends an encouraging signal to Ukraine, despite his long pattern of deference toward Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last week, the president of the United States allowed the transfer of a number of American Patriot anti-missile systems through Germany—a move that will strengthen Ukraine’s air defense at a dangerous time.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling over a ceasefire. Meanwhile, Trump has changed his mind about sending weapons to Ukraine.