If Trump now permits a substantial amount of U.S. weapons to continue to flow to Ukraine, that would mark an important change. Since Trump took office, many in Ukraine and European capitals have thought that might well be the best-case scenario for Ukraine, given the U.S. president's clear hostility to continuing U.S. donations.

American President Donald Trump advised Ukraine to go on the offensive during a conversation with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, The Washington Post reports. In his July 4 phone call with Zelenskyy,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacrificed an estimated 1 million of his soldiers, killed and wounded, in a three-year campaign to crush Ukraine.

Trump's Ukraine plan combines tariffs on Russia-China trade with enhanced air defenses, showing how economic pressure can be leveraged to end wars and secure peace

Vladimir Putin is sending Russian spies deeper into Europe and the UK to try to destabilise the continent with cyber attacks and disruption at ports and airports as punishment for supporting Ukraine,

President Trump’s recent commitment to provide more aid to Ukraine could increase pressure on Russia to negotiate an end to the war.

Experts worry Russia could raise the stakes in its attempted invasion by employing battlefield nuclear weapons

It is believed that Russia has been unable to secure more than one percent of additional territory from Ukraine since early 2024, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio citing that Russian forces have suffered the loss of over 100,000 troops in the first half of 2025 alone.

A Russian official says American Daniel Martindale has been rewarded with citizenship for spying on Ukraine, "by decree of our President Vladimir Putin."