Tuesday briefing: What Trump’s ‘massive’ weapons deal for Ukraine means for the war – and for Putin

<p>In today’s newsletter: Donald Trump says he wants to ‘finish’ the war in Ukraine, as diplomatic relations break down with Vladimir Putin</p><p>Good morning. It looks like the bromance between Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, is over. Maybe for good.</p><p>Last night an exasperated Trump said he had finally had enough of “tough guy” Putin’s refusal to give him what he wants: an end to the war in Ukraine. The United States, he announced, will start selling what the Nato secretary general Mark Rutte, sitting alongside him at a White House press conference, called “massive numbers” of weapons to Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia.</p><p><em><strong>Middle East crisis </strong></em>| A feud has broken out between the Israeli government and the military <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/14/israels-military-and-political-leadership-clash-over-proposed-camp-for-palestinians">over the cost and impact</a> of a planned camp for Palestinians in southern Gaza, as politicians attacked the former prime minister Ehud Olmert for warning that the project would create a “concentration camp” if it goes ahead.</p><p><em><strong>UK news</strong></em> | A senior coroner’s officer who first reviewed the deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester hospital for Cheshire police in 2017 has said she believes Lucy Letby <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/14/former-senior-coroners-officer-says-lucy-letby-has-suffered-miscarriage-of-justice">has suffered a miscarriage of justice</a>. Last month, Stephanie Davies wrote to Cheshire’s senior coroner that: “I am now extremely concerned that the convictions of Ms Letby are wholly unsafe.”</p><p><em><strong>NHS</strong></em> | Wes Streeting has said resident doctors’ strikes would be “a gift to Nigel Farage” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/14/doctors-striking-without-warning-shockingly-irresponsible-says-streeting">before a meeting</a> with the British Medical Association this week where he will seek to avert industrial action.</p><p><em><strong>UK news</strong></em> | Constance Marten and Mark Gordon <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/14/constance-marten-and-mark-gordon-guilty-convicted-over-daughters-death">have been found guilty</a> of the manslaughter of their newborn daughter, who died after they took her to live in a tent in freezing wintry conditions to evade social services.</p><p><em><strong>Media</strong></em> | A report on the behaviour of Gregg Wallace <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/14/report-gregg-wallace-behaviour-claims-ex-bbc-presenter">has substantiated 45 allegations</a> made against the former BBC presenter, including claims of inappropriate sexual language and one incident of unwelcome physical contact.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/15/tuesday-briefing-what-trumps-massive-weapons-deal-for-ukraine-means-for-the-war-and-for-putin">Continue reading...</a>