American fatigue with the war and the fickleness of the Trump administration remain concerns for Ukraine’s leaders.

Donald Trump’s remarks on Ukraine on Monday were far from the biggest announcement the US president could have made.

Russia continued its nightly bombardment of Ukrainian cities overnight into Tuesday, after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would send military equipment to Kyiv.

Trump asked Volodymyr Zelenskyy whether Ukraine could strike Moscow, an inquiry that the White House says was merely a question but one that came hours after he voiced frustration at Putin’s refusal to accept a ceasefire.

His announcement on Monday that he would send “top of the line” weapons to Ukraine and slap Russia with “severe” sanctions if it doesn’t agree to a ceasefire within 50 days marks a turnabout, especially for a man who only months earlier had bullied Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office.

Sweden will join efforts to increase arms supplies to Ukraine following US President Donald Trump’s decision to provide weapons through NATO. Source: Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson in a comment to Reuters,