Is Putin Playing Trump over Ukraine? And More.

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Washington freezes air defense deliveries to Ukraine as Russian strikes escalate, raising fears of a deadly turning point. Plus, a Congo peace deal with Rwanda leaves out a key player: M23. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts 00:00 Introduction 00:46 America Halts Weapon Deliveries to Ukraine 11:31 Rwanda-DRC Peace Deal Leaves Much to Be Desired Sources (Lead story): Politico, where the story broke: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/01/pentagon-munitions-ukraine-halt-00436048 Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/b69e327d-95a3-487d-a9b6-6a72ef48ba61? Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/u-s-halts-key-weapons-for-ukraine-in-new-sign-of-weakening-support-for-kyiv-35d78cfc NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/politics/trump-russia-sanctions.html Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/02/us-halts-ukraine-weapons-shipments Nick Shifrin, X: https://x.com/nickschifrin/status/1940158711772979533 Kiel Institute, Ukraine Support Tracker: https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-support-tracker/ BBC, deadly strike on Kyiv: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx24g4850x4o BBC, Ukrainian strikes on Russian factories: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvjj9lmq3zo Human Rights Watch, attack on Kyiv children’s hospital: https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/07/11/russias-july-8-attack-childrens-hospital-ukraine Gideon Rachman, X: https://x.com/gideonrachman/status/1940355809659293790 Shashank Joshi, X: https://x.com/shashj/status/1940342510603383052 Gyunduz Mamedov, X: https://x.com/MamedovGyunduz/status/1940299590168641779 The War Zone: https://www.twz.com/sea/patriot-pac-3-missile-puts-crosshairs-on-replacing-navys-long-serving-sm-2