The Donald Trump administration is giving the Ukrainian military "deeper strike capabilities" allowing it to hit targets farther into Russia, according to Matt Whitaker, the U.S. ambassador to NATO .

Newsweek contacted the Pentagon along with the Russian and Ukrainian ministries of defense for comment on Saturday outside of regular office hours.

Why It Matters

President Trump has made a concerted effort to end the Ukrainian war, meeting Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15. However, Putin has thus far made no concessions amid calls for a ceasefire and has not committed to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in person.

Trump could be hoping the supply of fresh "deeper strike capabilities" to Ukraine will bring Putin to closer to a peace deal.

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