Why Trump Abruptly Started Helping Ukraine: The Untold Story

The reaction of the U.S. president was instantaneous.

The full, untold story of Trump's U-turn on Ukraine.

The Telegraph in Britain has broken down what was the key impetus behind Trump's change of heart on Ukraine.

The Donald Trump's political U-turn on Ukraine, which led to the unblocking of military aid, was set in motion by a single phone call amid a massive Russian attack.

It all began in the early morning hours of July 4, when Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski called retired General Keith Kellogg, Trump's chief envoy on Ukraine. Two days earlier, the Trump administration had unexpectedly frozen arms shipments to Kiev, raising fears that Ukraine was being left to its own devices once again.

Sikorski said the Polish consulate was damaged during a massive strike on Kiev overnight (11 missiles and 539 drones). "Putin is laughing at your peace efforts," he told Kellogg, calling for a resumption of air defense ammunition deliveries. What was particularly disturbing was that the attack came just hours after Trump's phone call with Putin on a cease-fire.

For General Kellogg, the strike on a NATO ally's diplomatic mission signaled the risk of uncontrolled escalation. He immediately called President Trump. After briefly congratulating him on Independence Day, Kellogg reported on the situation, noting the damage to the Polish consulate, and recommended resuming deliveries of missiles to Patriot air defense systems.

Trump's response was immediate. He ordered the Pentagon to immediately ship some of the PAC-3 systems that had been blocked. Trump instructed Callog to personally contact Defense Secretary Pete Haggseth and relay the order. This was important because Hegseth had previously frozen aid without the White House's knowledge. This time, Kellogg made it clear that it was a direct order from the president. On the same day, Trump assured President Vladimir Zelensky that he would help with Ukraine's air defense needs.

This abrupt U.S. reversal was a signal to European capitals. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz offered to buy Patriot systems for Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte floated an even more appealing idea to Trump: European allies and Canada would reimburse the US for the cost of American weapons that would be supplied to Ukraine.

Academics such as Kellogg presented the agreement to Trump as the embodiment of his "Make America Great Again" principle - Europe pays for American weapons, which demonstrates US strength and forces Putin to negotiate.

Nine days later, on July 13, Trump, along with Rutte, formally announced a $10 billion aid pipeline, as well as potentially crushing trade tariffs against Russia.

The results were not long in coming. The first interceptor missiles were dispatched, and soon the Patriot system arrived in Ukraine under an agreement with Germany. Later, Berlin announced the transfer of five more batteries with financial support from Norway. To speed up the process, Washington even decided to redirect to Ukraine the systems that were previously intended for Switzerland.

Yuri Bogdanov, Telegram

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