After a week off because of our trip, Paige returned today to continue the exercises with Joan. They were both a little tired when they were over.
I finally had a Spanish lesson with Radek. We have moved on to using the advanced book. The first lesson was easy, just a rehash of Estar and Ser(to be).
It is warming up again with a high temperature of 89 F.
Meanwhile, Ukraine.
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said Washington has not finalized any deal allowing Ukraine to produce Patriot interceptor missiles, even as talks on co-production with Ukrainian and European partners continue. He said the immediate priority is speeding up air defense deliveries before winter.
Trump has wavered on Patriot production pledge
Trump first floated granting Ukraine a license to produce Patriot interceptors during a meeting with Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7-8.
“We’ll give them the right to make Patriots,” Trump said. “We’ll show them how to do it.”
The two leaders met again on Tuesday, July 28 in the Oval Office at the White House, a meeting Zelensky described as productive, fueling expectations that Washington would follow through on the licensing commitment.
However, speaking at a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday, July 31, Trump softened his earlier commitment.
“We have not agreed to that. We’re talking about it, but it’s a hard thing to give away that kind of technology,” Trump said, adding that countries receiving the technology “can someday turn on you.”
Source-Kyiv Post
