This is CBSI on the world. I'm John Batchel to Paris, Anatol Levin, head of the Eurasia project for the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, now traveling on the continent.

The blazing sun has broken for good weather for a moment across all of continental Europe,

except the hotspot of Ukraine, which remains rhetorically volcanic.

I go immediately to the Wall Street Journal for Anatole's comment.

American determined should be a rising stock after President Trump's successful strikes on the

Iranian nuclear program and a NATO commitment to spend big on defense, but writes the Wall Street

Journal editorial page. The commander-in-chief is now displaying weakness against Russia, which

won't produce a strong and lasting peace in Ukraine. What weakness?

We're told, according to the Wall Street Journal's editorial page,

our sources tell us the holdback includes Patriot Air Defense missiles,

health fire missiles, 8,500 how it surrounds, and other ammunition.

Some of it already in Poland for transfer to Kiev, but put a hold on that.

Anatole, a very good evening to you. Here we are on the eve of the 4th of July holiday.

The Iranian matter with Israel has not settled, but it's certainly not a shooting war.

However, the unfinished business is Ukraine.

I note that the President of the United States mentioned it the other day in passing that Mr. Putin had called him and said he's ready to help about Iran.

The President said, I need help about Russia.

And now they hold back weapons.

Is that help?

Good evening to you, Anatole.

Well, it certainly doesn't help Ukraine because some of these weapons the Europeans can substitute

for, at least in the longer term.

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