Trump’s mad at Vlad for not doing what he wants (which wasn’t much) so he’s decided to take Ukraine’s side at long last according to Axios:
President Trump will announce a new plan to arm Ukraine on Monday that is expected to include offensive weapons, two sources with knowledge of the plans tell Axios.
Sending offensive weapons would be a major shift for Trump, who had until recently been at pains to say he would provide only defensive weapons to avoid escalating the conflict.
- U.S., Ukrainian and European officials hope the weapons will shift the trajectory of the war and change Russian President Vladimir Putin’s calculations regarding a ceasefire.
- Two sources told Axios they had reason to believe the plan was likely to include long-range missiles that could reach targets deep inside Russian territory, including Moscow. However, neither was aware of any final decision.
- “Trump is really pissed at Putin. His announcement tomorrow is going to be very aggressive,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told Axios.
The Europeans are paying for the U.S.-made weapons which Trump will no doubt hype as yet another fabulous of his “deals.” Whatever.
According to Axios, Zelensky is the one who came up with the plan and proposed it to Trump at the NATO meeting. An official told them that because Zelensky didn’t “act crazy” and was dressed in a suit it really made a difference.
They also report that in the July 3rd phone call that made Trump so angry Putin made it clear that he planned to escalate the war even though Trump (or Whiskey Pete) had paused the shipments to Ukraine.
“He wants to take all of it,” Trump told French President Emmanuel Macron shortly after his call with Putin, according to a source with direct knowledge.
No shit.
That Iran bombing made Trump feel like real man and he wants some more of that. I think it’s the right move but he should have been helping Ukraine from the moment he came into office instead of relying on this ridiculous puerile notion that Putin was his good buddy and would do as he told him because they are some kind of partners in peace.
I won’t be surprised to see Putin pull back a bit to make Trump feel like he won something. He knows how to pull Trump’s strings. But it won’t change his objectives. Everyone in Europe knows what they are — actually, every sentient being knows what they are. Unfortunately, that leaves out the President of the United States.
Look what his fatuous dilly-dallying has done:
Seven days of large-scale Russian attacks on Ukraine: over 1,800 drones, more than 1,200 guided aerial bombs, and 83 missiles of various types. The Russians are intensifying terror against cities and communities to increasingly intimidate our people.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 13, 2025
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The Russians aren’t amused:
Update:
You have to see it to believe it.