New developments Tuesday reinforced the idea that President Donald Trump has significantly shifted his view of the Ukraine war.

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The European Parliament believes the European Commission should open clusters in accession talks with Ukraine to advance the country’s EU membership bid as quickly as possible. — Ukrinform.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has commented on a US-NATO agreement to supply US weapons to Ukraine. Source: Sikorski following a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Tuesday, as reported by European Pravda,

As President Donald Trump hardens his position toward Moscow and seeks new ways to bring the conflict to an end, he is leaving open the prospect of allowing shipments of longer-range missiles to the country that would allow it to strike deeper into Russia,

"On one hand, it is very positive that President Trump is taking on a strong stance on Russia... On the other hand, 50 days is a very long time if we see that they are killing innocent civilians," EU Special Envoy Kaja Kallas said.

Donald Trump has announced plans to supply Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine via the EU. The US president emphasized that his country would not pay for the systems, but that the European Union would purchase them.

European Union envoys are on the verge of agreeing an 18th package of sanctions against Russia for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine that would include a lower price cap on Russian oil, four EU sources said after a Sunday meeting.

In a statement, NATO said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will be in Washington on Monday and Tuesday and meet with President Trump and key administration officials.