Trump promises 'very sophisticated' equipment for Kyiv
Newshour
BBC
4.4 • 984 Ratings
🗓️ 14 July 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Ukraine's President Zelensky has thanked the United States for its support, ahead of Donald Trump's expected announcement of more military hardware, to be paid for by the European Union.
Also in the programme: Taiwan doubles the length of its annual military drills; and "Crypto Week" in the US as Congress begins five days of debate aimed at overhauling American legislation around the entire crypto currency industry.
(Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and US Special Envoy for Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg (R), shaking hands during a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, 14 July 2025. Kellogg arrived in Ukraine to meet with senior Ukrainian officials amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Credit: Presidential Press Service of Ukraine/Handout/EPA/Shutterstock)
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to NewsHour from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm Celia Hatton, and I'm coming to you live from London. |
| 0:10.9 | We bring you this edition of NewsHour, just as many in Ukraine, Europe, and the US are asking the same question. |
| 0:18.9 | Is Donald Trump finally fed up with Russia's Vladimir Putin? |
| 0:23.1 | And will he weigh in on Russia's Ukraine's side to tip the balance of the war there in Kiev's favor? |
| 0:30.2 | Mr. Trump is expected to make a major statement, perhaps involving new sanctions for Russia or new weapons for Ukraine. |
| 0:39.1 | You'd be forgiven for feeling a bit confused over the president's stance on this conflict. |
| 0:45.1 | Only a week ago, he refused to confirm a plan to supply Patriot missiles to Ukraine when asked by reporters. |
| 0:52.1 | I know they made the request. We're going to have to take a look at it. |
| 0:55.1 | It's very expensive, very expensive system. |
| 0:57.5 | It's a shame that we have to spend so much money on a war |
| 1:00.9 | that would have never happened if I were president. |
| 1:03.4 | But then, yesterday, the president stunned the world |
| 1:06.6 | by his U-turn on the issue. |
| 1:09.1 | I haven't agreed on the number yet, but they're going to have some because they do need protection, |
| 1:14.0 | but the European Union is paying for it. |
| 1:16.1 | We're not paying anything for it. |
| 1:17.6 | But we will send it. |
| 1:18.6 | It will be business for us, and we will send them patriots, which they desperately need. |
| 1:24.1 | As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met the U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg in Kiev this morning, |
| 1:31.6 | he expressed several times his gratitude for the apparent shift in American policy on Ukraine. |
| 1:37.9 | We had very good conversation with General just now. And thank you, General, for coming. |
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