{"id":2456890,"date":"2025-07-08T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reverses-course-on-ukraine-amid-new-russian-attacks-we-have-to\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:55:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:55:57","slug":"trump-reverses-course-on-ukraine-amid-new-russian-attacks-we-have-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reverses-course-on-ukraine-amid-new-russian-attacks-we-have-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Reverses Course on Ukraine Amid New Russian Attacks: &#8216;We Have To&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-reverses-course-on-ukraine-amid-new-russian-attacks-we-have-to%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2456890&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a notable shift in President donald Trump&#8217;s approach to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Initially, the Trump administration announced a freeze on shipments of military aid to ukraine, which was welcomed by some isolationist factions within the MAGA movement that oppose U.S. involvement in foreign affairs. However, following a recent Russian attack that resulted in significant casualties, trump reversed his stance, indicating that the U.S. may resume sending weapons to Ukraine. He emphasized the need for Ukraine to defend itself and confirmed that the shipments would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-released-documents-show-nih-funded-gain-of-function-research-in-china-experts\/\" title=\"Newly Released ...s Show NIH Funded Gain-of-... Research in China: Experts\">primarily consist<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-to-a-bad-start-putin-schools-biden-with-one-phone-call\/\" title=\"Off to a Bad START: Putin Schools Biden with One Phone Call\">defensive weapons<\/a>. The Pentagon supported Trump&#8217;s statements, affirming that military shipments would align with America&#8217;s defense priorities. Russia has remained cautious, stating it will take time to assess the implications of the U.S.decision on military aid. this progress highlights the dynamic nature of U.S. foreign policy and its response to international conflicts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The stiff geopolitical tests just keep on coming for the president.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-threatens-iran-scathing-post-demands-thank-sparing-supreme-leader-ugly-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lingering<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/multiple-bible-experts-agree-us-israeli-strikes-iran-end-times-prophetic-significance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">devastating<\/a> tensions still simmering in the Middle East, President Donald Trump has once again set his sights on the&nbsp;<em>other&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-hamas-official-wants-immediate-end-to-war-after-learning-trump-won-the-election\/\" title=\"Senior Hamas Official Wants &#039;Immediate&#039; End to War After Learning ... Won the Election\">major geopolitical conflict<\/a> somehow involving American resources.<\/p>\n<p>Which is to say that Trump has had a sudden about-face about what to do in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/china-needs-russia-fighting-ukraine-conflict-keeps-trump-occupied-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last Wednesday, the Trump administration announced that it had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-halts-missile-shipments-ukraine-move-put-americas-interests-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decided to freeze<\/a> its shipments of missiles and various munitions to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The move was described as one that focuses on &ldquo;America&rsquo;s interests first&rdquo; and was generally well-received by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marjorie-taylor-greene-digs-heels-trump-not-king-maga-not-cult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">isolationist branch<\/a> of MAGA that despises this country&rsquo;s ceaseless involvement in foreign entanglements.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The frozen shipments included &ldquo;a mix of air defenses and precision weapons that have been flowing to Ukraine for much of the past two-plus years,&rdquo; per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/07\/01\/pentagon-munitions-ukraine-halt-00436048?s=09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Less than a week later, it appears those shipments have suddenly thawed.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/us-have-to-send-weapons-ukraine-trump-says-days-after-pentagon-pause\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Trump announced Monday that America may have had its hand forced after the latest Russian attack on Ukraine and that the U.S. would have to resume supplying Ukraine with weapons.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation came during a ballyhooed White House dinner meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not happy with President Putin at all,&rdquo; Trump said, after a recent Russian attack allegedly injured 80 Ukrainians and killed 11, including multiple children.<\/p>\n<p>And in response to that unhappiness, would Trump now be willing to re-send weaponry to the Ukrainian front lines?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have to,&rdquo; the president said. &ldquo;They have to be able to defend themselves. They&rsquo;re getting hit very hard now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump then made it crystal clear: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to send some more weapons &mdash; defensive weapons primarily.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon further confirmed that Trump was not bluffing with his latest remarks and his latest attempts to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our framework for POTUS to evaluate military shipments across the globe remains in effect and is integral to our America First defense priorities,&rdquo; Pentagon representative Sean Parnell said, per Fox.<\/p>\n<p>The Russia-Ukraine conflict ultimately began in 2014, but the most <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent major development occurred<\/a> in 2022 when Russia launched its latest offensive to realize Putin&rsquo;s lifelong dream of reassembling the USSR.<\/p>\n<p>Russia, in the midst of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-demand-docs-on-u-s-withdrawal-from-afghanistan\/\" title=\"House Republicans Demand Docs on U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan\">decade-long conflict<\/a>, seems to be taking a wait-and-see approach with Trump&rsquo;s latest remarks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As for what kind of supplies and in what quantity Ukraine continues to receive from the United States, it will still take time to clarify this definitively,&rdquo; Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov recently told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/kremlin-says-it-will-take-time-clarify-what-weapons-us-will-send-ukraine-after-2025-07-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Amid ongoing and severe tensions in the Middle East, President Donald Trump has shifted his focus to another major conflict involving U.S. interests: the Ukraine-Russia situation. Last Wednesday, his administration announced a freeze on missile and munitions shipments to Ukraine, a decision framed as prioritizing &#8220;America&#8217;s interests&#8221; and welcomed by isolationist supporters who oppose foreign entanglements. However, just days later, following a new Russian attack on Ukraine that resulted in casualties, Trump indicated that the U.S. might need to resume weapon supplies to help Ukraine defend itself. He emphasized this during a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stating that more defensive weapons would be sent as needed. The Pentagon confirmed Trump&#8217;s commitment to evaluating military shipments while maintaining America First defense priorities amidst the ongoing conflict that began in 2014 but escalated significantly in 2022 with Russia&#8217;s renewed offensive efforts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2456891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trump-and-Zelenskyy.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4280,3634,6991],"class_list":["post-2456890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-russia","tag-trump","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Trump-and-Zelenskyy.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456890"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2456894,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456890\/revisions\/2456894"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2456891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}