Is Putin Playing Trump over Ukraine? And More.

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. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly! Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. 📩 Subscribe now: https://subscribepage.io/WarFrontsWeekly 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 References https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/africa-shoestring-ukraine-seeks-allies-with-aid-embassies-2025-06-25/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=Weekend-Briefing&utm_term=062825&lctg=6422d13ff77d798afe06361d https://www.theafricareport.com/386539/youll-get-the-bill-soon-ukraine-warns-africa-over-russias-embrace/ https://ecfr.eu/article/the-other-counter-offensive-ukraines-diplomatic-push-in-africa/ https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifestyle/ukraine-counters-russias-africa-influence-with-military-training-offer-in-west-africa/5zrgqy4 https://adf-magazine.com/2024/05/mali-wagner-incursions-into-mauritania-spark-tension/ https://www.voaafrica.com/a/mauritanian-defense-minister-arrives-in-mali-to-ease-tensions/7578776.html https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/africasource/mauritania-should-mediate-in-mali-heres-how/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/06/ukrainian-special-forces-sudan-russian-mercenaries-wagner https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-is-now-fighting-russia-in-sudan-87caf1d8?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAi1lJUpbVjv0XgfUaCSLWUouLlK7Xf87CHdJ5TgmmFalvuuj6feDKG8TvJCEAk%3D&gaa_ts=68642314&gaa_sig=_9dgqn56pSWNdlMpFwvtDgG2dNWwhgviw9QSRCnChsZK9ZJFTu-FGSAdnLwVYp5OAb2RBtSpekZ00K5MgwQ7ow%3D%3D https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg9eked5vgo https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-08-28/ukraines-alleged-support-for-tuareg-rebels-fighting-wagner-mercenaries-further-poisons-sahel-conflict.html https://apnews.com/article/congo-rwanda-peace-agreement-trump-us-minerals-f74d15074cbadf35bedf37316bc722a6 https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250701-dr-congo-tshisekedi-addresses-peace-deal-with-rwanda-on-independence-day https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-30/congo-wants-m23-peace-agreement-before-july-meeting-with-trump https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/rwanda-democratic-republic-congo-set-sign-peace-agreement-washington-2025-06-27/ https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/kabila%E2%80%99s-return-drc-africa-file-special-edition https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e0ggw7d43o https://www.nbcnews.com/world/africa/congo-rwanda-sign-us-mediated-peace-deal-aimed-ending-decades-bloody-c-rcna215702 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/27/rwanda-drc-peace-deal-us-trump-m23 https://www.ft.com/content/f1c94754-297d-4ae7-a691-c6fb46039efe

Fronts Staff • July 7, 2025