Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv summons US envoy as Trump administration plays down weapon shipments halt

Vladimir Putin held a “significant” telephone call with the French President Emmanuel Macron on the conflict of Iran-Israel and Ukraine, said Kremlin on Tuesday, the first discussion between the two leaders from 2022. Years.

Mr. Macron’s Office said that the call lasted two hours and that the French leader called on a ceasefire in Ukraine and the beginning of the conclusion of the conflict.

The Russian president reiterated his position that any possible peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine should have a “comprehensive and long-term character” and based on “new territorial realities,” Kremlin quoted Putin.

Putin previously said that Ukraine must accept Russian seizure of the Cup of its territory as part of any peace deal. Mr. Macron said that Ukraine would only decide whether they would not accept territorial concessions or not.

During the call on Tuesday, Mr. Macron’s office said, “The President emphasized disregurable support in France in Ukraine sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

A pair is aim to continue their discussions, the French president said. He also talked to Volodymyr Zelensky before and after the exchange.

Kremlin welcomed the news of the stop on American shipment weapons in Ukraine, saying that the conflict would end before if the less weapons reached Ukraine.

“The lesser number of weapons delivered in Ukraine, which is closer to the end of the special military operation,” says the spokesman of the Dmitry Sand, using Moscow official terminology to describe his army of invasion of Ukraine.

While patriol rocket stocks are long worried, holding some other weapons were enigmatic, he retired Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, an analyst based on the defense of democracy in Washington.

“This will hurt Ukrainian civilians,” Admiral Montgomery said. “There is still a chance for the president to re-enter the Pentagon before the real harm is made,” he said.

Stopping some shipments from the US is a blow to Ukraine at a time when Russia has increased its attacks, launched its largest air raids of war so far for the last week.

Conversations with an attempt and arrange a truce between two sides, efforts, which is the president of the American president who took over the stop.

To date, now they provided Ukraine more than $ 66 billion and military help since Russia attacked its neighbor in February 2022. years.

During the war, the United States has routinely pressed for allies to provide air defense systems in Ukraine. But many are reluctant to give up from high-tech systems, especially countries in Eastern Europe, which also feels compromised Russia.

The US defense department did not give details on what special weapons are retained.

“The American army was never more capable,” said Sean Parnell spokesman, adding that the main package of taxes and consumption is ensured that our weapons and defense systems are modernized in order to achieve the 21st century threats.

The Trump Administration will block Ukraine to some air missures, precisely guided artillery and other weapons as part of their announced pause on some weapon shipments to the nation of the war.

Almost 8,500 artillery shells 155 mm, more than 250 precision GMLRS (mobile rocket artillery) missiles, patriot missiles and 142 Helffire-surface missiles, people are aware of the decisions of the US President Donald Trump for Reuters.

The stop comes in the midst of the concern for which his own inventories refused too much, officials said.

Details of weapons in some paused deliveries confirmed an American official and former national security officer who has requested anonymity to discuss what is held as the Pentagon still applies as if the Pentagon still has details.

This is a huge return for Ukraine that faced increasingly and more complex, air bars from Russia during the three years of war.

Pentagon spokeswoman Sean Parnell declined during briefing to details that weapons kept, but said that a pause for considering the health of the American stock is necessary.

“I think we’ve given biden for a long time, four years, we gave weapons and ammunition, without thinking about how much we have,” Mr. Parnell said.

He added, “And I think that this president was chosen to put this country first and defend the homeland.”

Ukraine He called the acting Us Envoy on Kiev warn the trump administration that any “delay or procrastination” in the supply of war promoting weapons will only benefit Russia.

The Us blocked a series of planned shipments in Ukraine It included the airfield of air patriot and precise artillery, hellish rockets and howitzere rounds, warning that they are their own homemade bays that are quiet.

In the statement, he was said that the Deputy Foreign Minister Marian Bets expressed his thanks to the Deputy Head of the Mission John Ginkel for American Support, but warned that he would cut out the help of the airlines.

“The Ukrainian party emphasized that any delay or procrastination in providing the possibility of defending Ukraine only encourage aggressors to continue war and terror, not to seek peace,” said.