Despite Trump's signallingsignaling of approval for using U.S. weapons in Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory, the reality is that his administration has quietly blocked Ukraine from taking such action. asHis heaim believesof thispursuing woulda scuttlenegotiated hopesend to war (for the sake of makingpacifying progressthe withAmerican Russiaright) inrisks negotiationsemboldening Putin to conduct further expansionism and could put the whole of Europe at risk — he cannot allow himself to be manipulated into dividing Western allies.

This talk of U.S. approval for Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory is irrelevant as Ukraine has been domestically producing a number of weapons for some time now,— meaningKyiv thatdoes shouldnot Ukraineneed wishpermission to launch retaliatory strikes on Russia, itin doesorder not need to askdefend anyoneit's permissionsovereignty against existential threat.