Jake Sullivan, former national security advisor under Joe Biden, has denied that the administration focused on preventing escalation by Russia or Ukraine, insisting its main priority was to supply Ukraine with weapons.

The president denied any involvement in the weapons shipment halt to Kyiv and vowed to send more arms and aid to the nation amid continued Russian incursion.

Coming just a week after the Untied States abruptly halted aid shipments to Kyiv, “the move suggests new interest by the president in defending Ukraine,” as the report put it. One source said the new military aid package could be worth about $300 million.

A new book alleges that President Donald Trump told donors he threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin with bombing Moscow if Russia invaded Ukraine.

For a fleeting moment, Ukraine’s conflict may have come full circle. In the past 48 hours, US President Donald Trump has perhaps said his most forcefully direct words yet on arming Ukraine. And in the same period,

On day 1,232 of the Russia-Ukraine war, deadly strikes hit both Kyiv and eastern Ukraine, leaving civilians dead and injured. Russia advances on multiple fronts while Ukraine retaliates with drone attacks — one tragically killing a child in Kursk.