{"id":157330,"date":"2025-07-17T15:08:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/ukraine-war-briefing-weapons-will-be-europes-support-to-ukraine-not-trumps-kallas-suggests-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T15:08:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:08:41","slug":"ukraine-war-briefing-weapons-will-be-europes-support-to-ukraine-not-trumps-kallas-suggests-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/ukraine-war-briefing-weapons-will-be-europes-support-to-ukraine-not-trumps-kallas-suggests-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine war briefing: Weapons will be Europe\u2019s support to Ukraine \u2013 not Trump\u2019s, Kallas suggests – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018If you promise to give the weapons, but say somebody else is going to pay, it\u2019s not really given by you\u2019; Russia bombs shopping centre, killing two. What we know on day 1,240
Donald Trump\u2019s move to take credit for the additional weapons headed to Ukraine<\/a> at Europe\u2019s expense<\/strong> has created some mild friction in EU-US relations. \u201cIf we pay for these weapons, it\u2019s our support,\u201d said Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, on Wednesday. \u201cSo it\u2019s European support, and we are doing as much as we can to help Ukraine \u2026 If you promise to give the weapons but say that somebody else is going to pay for it, it\u2019s not really given by you, is it? \u2026 We welcome President Trump\u2019s announcement<\/strong> to send more weapons to Ukraine, although we would like to see the US share the burden<\/strong>.\u201d
A meeting of Patriot owner nations and Ukraine donors \u2013 aiming to find additional Patriot air defence systems for Kyiv<\/strong> and chaired by Nato\u2019s top military commander \u2013 could take place on Wednesday of next week, Reuters reported. A Nato official said the alliance would coordinate weapons deliveries through a mechanism known as Nato Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine <\/strong>based in Germany.
Kurt Volker, a former US ambassador to Nato, predicted Ukraine<\/strong> could ultimately receive 12 to 13 Patriot batteries but it could take a year for them all to be delivered. <\/strong>Trump caused confusion by saying one country had 17 Patriots, some of which would go directly to Ukraine. No Nato member except the US is believed to have that number of Patriot systems.
Ukraine must boost the proportion of weapons made at home to 50% within six months<\/strong>, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declared. The president said he was counting on his new incoming government under prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko to deliver on the goal. Zelenskyy said that he, the outgoing PM and new defence minister Denys Shmyhal and the outgoing defence minister Rustem Umerov had met and decided that the defence ministry would have \u201cgreater influence in the domain of arms production\u201d.
\u201cUkrainian-made weapons now make up about 40% of those used at the front and in our operations<\/strong>,\u201d Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address. \u201cThis is already significantly more than at any time in our country\u2019s independence \u2026 Our goal is to reach 50% Ukrainian-made weaponry within the first six months of the new government, by expanding our domestic production. I am confident this is achievable, though not easy.\u201d Ukraine\u2019s arms production ramp-up so far has emphasised drones and air defences. Zelenskyy has in recent weeks stressed the importance of developing drone interceptors to tackle swarms of attacking drones.
A Russian bomb hit a shopping centre and market in Dobropillia near the frontline, killing two people<\/strong> and injuring up to 27 on Wednesday. Vadym Filashkin, governor of the Donetsk region, said a 500kg (1,100lb) bomb was dropped at 5.20pm when shoppers were out. \u201cThe occupier specifically targeted the shopping centre. All nearby shopping centres have been either destroyed or damaged.\u201d Zelenskyy described the attack as \u201csimply horrific, stupid Russian terror. There is no military logic to their strikes, only an effort to take as many lives as possible.\u201d
Russia earlier bombed four Ukrainian cities<\/strong> overnight into Wednesday, injuring at least 15 people as it mostly targeted energy infrastructure<\/strong>, officials said. Russia launched 400 Shahed and decoy drones, as well as one ballistic missile, during the night, the Ukrainian air force said. The strikes targeted Kharkiv in Ukraine\u2019s north-east, Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, Vinnytsia in the west and Odesa in the south.
The Ukrainian foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, urged the EU to adopt further sanctions against Moscow<\/strong> as he rejected as \u201clies, manipulation and distortion\u201d Russian accusations that Kyiv didn\u2019t want to progress peace talks. Sybiha reiterated that Kyiv was ready to hold them anytime. EU ambassadors were again unable to approve the 18th package of sanctions against Russia today as Slovakia maintained its opposition.<\/strong>
Bot networks have targeted Ukrainians in Russian-controlled regions<\/strong>, posting thousands of comments on social media aimed at \u201cmanufacturing an artificial consensus in favour of Russia\u201d<\/strong>, according to a report released by the Atlantic Council thinktank and a \u201ccognitive defence\u201d company called OpenMinds that works with governments including Ukraine. The report said short-lived \u201cdisposable\u201d bots commented on posts \u2013 often leaving nonsensical remarks under meaningless names<\/strong>, suggesting the use of generative AI. One post said: \u201cLord, how wonderful that Putin advocates for the use of peaceful weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n

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