US President Donald Trump has promised to deliver ten Patriots to Ukraine after announcing that the United States will resume deliveries of weapons that the Pentagon has suspended for several days. The information was confirmed by a source close to the matter, The Guardian reported.

Ukrainian officials on Tuesday expressed gratitude for the president's turnaround, but called the number of Patriots being delivered "paltry." Ukraine's Defense Ministry said it was seeking details of the new policy. In a statement, it stressed that it had not yet received official confirmation of the change and that for Ukraine "critical stability, continuity and predictability" in the supply of weapons, especially anti-aircraft systems.


"We are grateful to the United States for all of its support and greatly appreciate the efforts of our American partners to achieve real peace," the ministry added. Trump expressed growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin during Tuesday's Cabinet meeting. "Putin throws a lot of nonsense at us, whether we want to hear it or not. He's always nice, but in the end it's all meaningless," prohlásil.

Asked whether he supported further sanctions against Russia, he replied: "Zvažuji to." V pondělí přiznal "zklamání" of Putin and promised Ukraine "více zbraní". "We'll send them more weapons. They must be able to defend themselves. They're being severely tested now." he said in the presence of the American and Israeli delegations. According to Axios, Trump agreed to immediately ship ten Patriots, twenty fewer than the original shipment ready for delivery last week, which was stopped at the Polish-Ukrainian border.

Trump also promised to look for other supply channels. Ukraine currently has eight Patriot batteries, which cost more than one billion dollars apiece. The promised support comes after a seven-hour Russian airstrike on Kiev on Thursday night, in which over 550 drones and ballistic missiles were deployed. Ukrainian officials said the 10 new Patriots would only be enough to repel one major overnight attack. The Russian attack last week came shortly after Trump's phone call with Putin. Trump stressed on Monday that the U.S. would send primarily "obranné zbraně". "So many people are dying in the chaos." poznamenal.

The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that, at Trump's direction, the following will be sent to Ukraine "additional defensive weapons". The reversal came after Friday's phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who described the conversation as their best yet. Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth halted deliveries of anti-aircraft missiles and other precision weapons, including a shipment waiting at the Polish-Ukrainian border. He justified it by the Pentagon's low inventory.

According to the Guardian, the US now has only 25 % Patriots needed for its military plans after their intensive use in the Middle East. There are fears that potential US operations could be compromised. According to The Wall Street Journal, Hegseth made the decision to suspend aid unilaterally, sparking disillusionment in Kiev and surprise among Democrats in Congress who say there is no evidence of a drop in weapons stockpiles. Ukraine's European allies have also expressed displeasure.

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