Putin ally warns Moscow will launch preventative strikes against the west ‘if necessary’ - Russian air defence units destroyed 122 Ukrainian drones overnight that targeted the capital Moscow, official

The Kremlin said on Thursday that it was analyzing recent statements by US President Donald Trump regarding possible secondary tariffs against buyers of Russian exports. The remarks were made in response to questions about Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs unless a peace deal over Ukraine is reached within 50 days.

In response, 65 percent of Trump voters backed the provision of arms to Ukraine, almost three times the 22 percent who opposed the move. The results suggest a shift in attitudes among Trump supporters toward aid for Ukraine over the past six months.

Lindsey Graham, one of Trump's closest allies, has always been a staunch supporter of Washington's tough stance on Russia and Iran.

I am very disappointed with President Putin,” Trump said July 13. “I thought he was somebody that meant what he said."

As a Trump envoy met with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president was expected to send both defensive and offensive weaponry for Kyiv in what appears to be a significant shift in his