
The World Tonight
The World Tonight
Trump turns on Putin as he sends more weapons to Ukraine
July 8, 2025
38 minutes
Available for 5 days
Donald Trump has said that the US will restart shipments of defensive weapons, including Patriot missile systems, to Kyiv. Trump appeared frustrated with Vladimir Putin, saying the Russian president’s words were ‘meaningless’.
Also on the programme: during a visit to the UK French President Emmanuel Macron calls for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and we hear about the devastating environmental cost of China’s rare earth mineral mining.