The U.S. move affects high-demand munitions, including Patriot missiles, the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile and shorter-range Stinger missiles.

Ukraine is moving forward with plans for joint weapons production with allies while the U.S. halts some arms shipments

Trump, who campaigned on ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, has become less involved in dealmaking between the two countries.

On June 24–25, all 32 member countries of NATO gathered in The Hague, Netherlands. The main focus of the summit was to strengthen defense spending. NATO Summit Focused Elsewhere on Defense Spending Leaders also aimed to keep the NATO alliance united.

This assessment is partly based on recent reports from South Korea, which indicated that Pyongyang might send additional troops to Russia as early as July or August