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The Pentagon has halted shipments of critical US Patriot air defence systems and other precision weapons to Ukraine after concern that US stockpiles are running too low, prompting alarm in Kyiv.

At the end of last week’s Nato summit, Donald Trump hinted that supplies of Patriot missile interceptors were running down because some had been supplied to Israel, though he suggested he would like to help Kyiv.

After a meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the US president acknowledged that Ukraine did “want to have the anti-missile systems, as they call the Patriots, and we’re going to see if we can make some available”.

But Trump added: “They’re very hard to get. We need them. We were supplying them to Israel,” implying that supporting Israel in its war with Iran – a priority for the Republican administration – had set back its willingness to help Kyiv.

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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"said Ms Harris had "expressed an openness" to meeting with them to discuss an arms embargo."

So in private she said she would stop but in public she wouldn't commit. That means she planned to stop arms but lied in public about it to not lose votes.

[–] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

At the end she didn't. Trump said he want a cease fire too do you believe him too, he also said palestinians suffer and are hungry?

Crazy how you fell for politicians lies so easily

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

At the end she didn't

She wasn't elected so we don't know what she would have done.

[–] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

She failed to convince people , it's only her fault nobody else. She could say we will try to end selling arms to israel and most people would gave her a chance.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But you said it wouldn't have changed the election.

[–] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

She failed to convince people for many other issue. As a candidate you ahould do everything necessary to convince people

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's fine but failing to convince voters isn't evidence that she lied or evidence of what she would have done as President.

[–] rumimevlevi@lemmings.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ok , it is not a proof that she would stop arming israel either

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

That's all I wanted to hear.