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Home / Ukraine-Russia / MAGA faithful cheer Trump for pausing Ukraine weapons after bristling at Iran strikes
Ukraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Ukraine

July 3, 2025

MAGA faithful cheer Trump for pausing Ukraine weapons after bristling at Iran strikes

“You’re really coming up to the point where continuing to provide aid to Ukraine is putting at risk the U.S. ability to operate in future crises,” said Jennifer Kavanagh, a senior fellow and director of military analysis at Defense Priorities. “And you don’t know when those crises are going to happen.”

“So you have to be a little bit cautious,” she added.

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