(MENAFN) President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States will continue providing weapons to Ukraine, reversing a brief pause in deliveries announced by the Pentagon last week.

During a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said, “We’re going to send some more weapons. We have to. They have to be able to defend themselves. They’re getting hit very hard now.” He emphasized that the shipments would focus on defensive weaponry but noted the severity of Ukraine’s situation, adding, “So many people are dying in that mess,” without providing further details.

Following Trump’s remarks, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed that additional defensive arms would be sent to Ukraine. However, he clarified that the military is still reviewing global munitions shipments as part of the broader “America First” defense policy. This review prompted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to halt some deliveries last week due to concerns over dwindling U.S. stockpiles.

White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly explained that the pause was intended to prioritize American interests after a comprehensive Department of Defense evaluation of military support provided worldwide. Parnell further stressed the challenge of supplying weapons broadly, stating, “we can’t give weapons to everybody all around the world.”

In response, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. deputy chief of mission in Kiev, warning that any delay in aid would embolden the aggressor.

Breaking from former President Joe Biden’s approach, Trump has reopened direct negotiations with Russia and is pursuing a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv.

Meanwhile, Russia maintains that foreign arms deliveries will not prevent its objectives, with President Vladimir Putin recently reiterating that countries supplying weapons to Ukraine are effectively “de facto direct participants in the conflict.”

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