The United States will provide Ukraine with defensive weapons — a decision made because Russian President Vladimir Putin is "killing too many people," US President Donald Trump said during a media briefing.

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Jul 8) he had approved sending US defensive weapons to Ukraine and was considering additional sanctions on Moscow, underscoring his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the growing death toll in Russia's war with Ukraine.

“We’re not happy with Putin,” Trump told reporters. “I’m not happy with Putin — I can tell you that much right now, cause he’s killing a lot of people. And a lot of them are his soldiers. His soldiers, and their soldiers, mostly.”