Israel is considering sending Soviet and Russian-made weapons captured in Lebanon to Ukraine, with signs transfers may be under way.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, voiced her support on Friday for the recent halt in foreign aid seemingly impacting Ukraine. Newsweek has reached out to Greene and the White House via email for comment.

An international affairs consultant discusses the status of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and how the new Trump Administration might help secure peace.

Israeli troops seized almost 100,000 Russian, Chinese and Iranian weapons in its successful campaigns in Lebanon and Gaza. Now they may be given to Ukraine as payback for Russia's new strategic alliance with Iran.

U.S. military equipment sales to foreign governments in 2024 surged 29% to a record $318.7 billion, the State Department said on Friday, as countries sought to replenish stocks sent to Ukraine and prepare for major conflicts.

Russia’s aggression in Ukraine has been a splitting point between Trump and the more hawkish Republican Senate conference. Last year, Trump blew up a deal to swap additional provisions for border security in exchange for aid to Israel and Ukraine. Aid to Ukraine ultimately passed without additional border security spending.

Donald Trump’s victory has now set expectations for how he’ll approach foreign policy, writes TIME columnist Ian Bremmer

Comes as South Korea’s military says North Korea is preparing to send more troops to join Russia’s war in Ukraine

Trump’s incoming administration is already began tempering expectations. Earlier this month, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Trump’s pick to serve as the special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, walked back his boss’s bombast. “Let’s set it at 100 days,” he said, moving the goal posts for ending the conflict.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as possible to secure an end to the war with Ukraine and expressed a desire to work towards cutting nuclear arms.

The US has halted foreign aid for several countries, including Ukraine, but exempted Israel and Turkey. Secretary of State Rubio's directive mandates