Pentagon Shifts Stance on Ukraine Military Aid

US President Donald Trump on July 7 said the United States will send more weapons to Ukraine to help the war-torn country defend itself against Russian attacks. “We're going to send some more weapons. We have to," Trump told reporters at the White House. “They have to be able to defend themselves. They're getting hit very hard now.” The United States will send primarily defensive weapons, he said, speaking at the start of a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "At President Trump's direction, the Department of…