Main points
- The United States has resumed arms supplies to Ukraine, as confirmed by US State Department press secretary Tammy Bruce.
- The suspension of supplies was part of a standard review, and President Trump quickly ordered the aid to resume after speaking with Zelensky.
US arms deliveries resume / Air Force Senior Airman Faith Schaefer / US Department of Defense
US State Department Press Secretary Tammy Bruce touched on the topic of Ukraine at a meeting with journalists. She confirmed that arms supplies to Ukraine have been resumed.
She stressed that the suspension was not a demonstration of some new US policy, Channel 24 reported, citing the US State Department.
US officially resumes aid to Ukraine
US State Department Press Secretary Tammy Bruce noted that she had said earlier that the suspension of military aid to Ukraine is not a change in US policy. US President Donald Trump has sought and continues to seek to end the bloodshed in Ukraine, she noted.
At a briefing with journalists, she emphasized that arms supplies to Ukraine have now been resumed.
My colleague Caroline Leavitt noted yesterday that the suspension of deliveries was part of a standard review of all weapons and all assistance that the United States provides to all countries and all regions of the world, not just Ukraine, Bruce said.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump had a conversation with Zelensky, which he called “very good” and “very strategic.” “We have helped them, and we will continue to help them,” Trump said at the time.
“So again, we have been helping them, we will continue to help them. It's a pretty complex situation. And that's our position. That's always been our position, and I'm glad there's some clarity after last week,” Bruce said.
Recall that, according to CNN, the decision to stop aid to Ukraine was made by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth without consulting the White House and the US Congress. Donald Trump, oddly enough, was indeed unaware of this decision and rather quickly ordered the resumption of critically needed ammunition supplies.
