Washington DC, July 8 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday said his administration will send additional defensive weapons to Ukraine, days after the White House paused certain military shipments.

"We're going to send some more weapons. We have to - they have to be able to defend themselves," Trump told reporters ahead of a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"They're getting hit very hard. We're going to have to send more weapons," Trump said adding. "Defensive weapons, primarily, but they're getting hit very, very hard."

The announcement comes after a senior White House official told CNN last week that the administration had paused some weapons deliveries, including air defence missiles, pending a review of US mil...