Told that Ukraine’s strikes inside Russia, particularly on oil refineries and gas pipelines, are crippling the economy, Donald Trump has swung to endorsement of the attacks. The official was not named, but Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby has repeatedly tried to limit arms to Ukraine this year. In the spring, citing a “review” of US stocks, he obtained Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s suspension of all deliveries. Reuters’ US official said there was no shortage of the Tomahawks and other shorter-distance options could be supplied to Kyiv. This would mark a completely new, qualitatively new stage of escalation, including in relations between Russia and the United States.