The US must ship extra weapons to Ukraine as a result of it’s getting “hit very laborious now”, Donald Trump has vowed in a significant U-turn on navy help. He added he was “not glad” with Vladimir Putin.
“Now we have to,” Mr Trump mentioned. “They’ve to have the ability to defend themselves. They’re getting hit very laborious now. We’ll ship some extra weapons – defensive weapons primarily,” he added.
It comes simply days after the Pentagon halted shipments to assessment whether or not present stockpiles have been adequate for American defence wants.
In the meantime, Russian former transport minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead hours after he was fired unexpectedly by Vladimir Putin.
“Immediately, the physique of the previous minister of transport of the Russian Federation, Roman Starovoit, was discovered with a gunshot wound in his private automotive,” Russia‘s investigative committee mentioned in a press release.
The committee implied that Starovoit took his personal life, news which comes hours after Putin fired Starovoit in an sudden transfer as Russia’s transport sector faces challenges.
Putin’s decree gave no motive for the dismissal of Starovoit after barely a 12 months within the job. Starovoit was appointed transport minister in Could 2024 after spending virtually 5 years as governor of the Kursk area bordering Ukraine.
In photos: Police examine Starovoit loss of life
Bryony Gooch8 July 2025 12:00
Kremlin hints at commerce and financial relations plans with US
The Kremlin has commented on US president Trump’s involvement between Russia and Ukraine. Moscow hinted at a change in its relationship with the US, with the potential of starting commerce commerce and financial relations.
Additionally they known as US sanctions on Russia “unlawful”, decrying them for harming each Russian and American companies.
“However for the time being, america is implementing plenty of restrictions. We consider that these sanctions are unlawful, they usually hurt not solely our entrepreneurs, but additionally the entrepreneurs of america,” Dmytry Peskov mentioned.
Bryony Gooch8 July 2025 11:45
Kremlin says former minister’s suicide is stunning
The Kremlin mentioned on Tuesday that the suicide of former Transport Minister Roman Starovoit simply hours after his dismissal by President Vladimir Putin was stunning.
Starovoit was discovered useless in his automotive outdoors Moscow with a gunshot wound and the principal speculation is that he took his personal life, state investigators mentioned on Monday, hours after Putin fired him.
A presidential decree printed on Monday gave no motive for the dismissal of Starovoit after barely a 12 months within the job.
Bryony Gooch8 July 2025 11:30
Ukraine urges investigation into alleged Russian chemical weapons use
Ukraine requested the worldwide chemical weapons watchdog in The Hague on Tuesday to analyze the alleged use of banned poisonous munitions by Russia towards its forces.
A request to determine an investigation was submitted by Kyiv to the governing physique of the organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
It adopted Dutch and German intelligence businesses on Friday saying that they had proof of widespread use of unlawful weapons by Russia alongside the frontline.
The OPCW created an analogous staff in 2018 to look at accusations of chemical weapons use in Syria. The Investigation and Identification Crew discovered that Syrian authorities forces and Islamic State militants had used banned chemical weapons within the civil struggle that started in March 2011.
The US first accused Russia in Could final 12 months of utilizing chloropicrin, a chemical compound extra poisonous than riot management brokers and first utilized by Germany throughout World Struggle One.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), a disarmament company in The Hague with 193 member states, mentioned final 12 months that preliminary accusations levelled by each international locations at one another have been “insufficiently substantiated”.
Either side have denied utilizing chemical weapons within the battle, which escalated when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
“Ukraine hereby requests the Director-Normal of the OPCW to take steps in direction of establishing an impartial and neutral mechanism (to) examine circumstances of alleged use of chemical weapons in Ukraine,” a duplicate of the request shared with Reuters mentioned.
It requested that the mechanism be empowered to “gather further proof and determine perpetrators, organisers, sponsors of such use.”
It was submitted at the start of 4 days of closed-door conferences by the 41-country Govt Council of the OPCW. The disarmament physique had no speedy touch upon the request.
No less than three Ukrainian deaths have been tied to chemical weapons use, the Dutch Navy Intelligence Company mentioned, whereas greater than 2,500 folks injured on the battlefield reported chemical weapons-related signs to Ukrainian well being authorities.
On Monday, Britain focused two Russian people and one Russian entity as a part of its chemical weapons sanctions regime, in its newest effort to punish Moscow for the struggle in Ukraine.
Alexander Butler8 July 2025 11:15
Watch: Trump says US can be sending extra weapons to Ukraine
Alexander Butler8 July 2025 11:00
Kremlin says it is going to take time to make clear what weapons US will ship to Ukraine after Trump remarks
The Kremlin mentioned on Tuesday that it could take time to make clear what weapons america is supplying and can provide to Ukraine after President Donald Trump mentioned Washington must ship extra arms to Kyiv.
Trump mentioned on Monday that america would ship extra weapons to Ukraine, primarily defensive ones, to assist the war-torn nation defend itself towards intensifying Russian advances.
Alexander Butler8 July 2025 10:48
Putin will assault Nato nation to maintain Europe distracted whereas Xi invades Taiwan, warns Rutte
Alexander Butler8 July 2025 10:15
Recap: Russian use of chemical weapons in Ukraine ‘widespread and rising’ European intelligence warns
Alexander Butler8 July 2025 10:00
US envoy Kellogg to attend Ukraine help convention in Rome
US President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg will attend a July 10-11 worldwide help convention on Ukraine in Rome, an Italian authorities supply mentioned, a day after Trump mentioned the US would resume sending weapons to Kyiv.
US makes an attempt to finish Russia’s struggle in Ukraine by way of diplomacy have largely stalled and Trump mentioned Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t look like trying to cease the battle, after the 2 spoke late final week.Trump has appeared to waver in his help for Ukraine at instances, nevertheless.
Monday’s announcement of resumed US weapons shipments follows Kyiv’s warning final week that the transient halt would weaken its capacity to defend towards intensifying Russian airstrikes and battlefield advances.
The Rome convention – the fourth such occasion since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of its neighbour – is especially aimed toward mobilizing worldwide help for Ukraine.
The supply mentioned about 500 billion euros ($590 billion) could be wanted for the reconstruction, restoration and modernisation of Ukraine, citing World Financial institution estimates.
Kyiv has been asking Washington to promote it extra Patriot missiles and techniques that it sees as key to defending its cities. Germany mentioned final week it was in talks on shopping for Patriot air defence techniques for Ukraine to bridge the hole after the Pentagon briefly paused some shipments.
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni will open the Rome convention with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Fee head Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is anticipated to be in Rome together with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Dutch chief Dick Schoof and Greece’s Kyriakos Mitsotakis amongst others, the supply mentioned.
Alexander Butler8 July 2025 09:59
