TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump has pulled the plug on American military assistance to Ukraine.
Hours before hitting down Ukraine’s President Voldymyr Zelenskyyy for saying the “final end of the war” with Russia is “very, very much away,” Trump temporarily suspended military aid to Kyiv until it was determined that Ukraine had shown a commitment to peace agreements with Moscow.
A day after the Pentagon suspended unpleasant cyberplots against Moscow, the Trump administration is also rumored to be considering lifting some sanctions on Russia. The Trump White House’s mini moves, which follow Zelenskyy’s finding pleasure in London from another Nato members after a government dressing down he received in the US last month, represent a remarkable realignment of the global power structure, with Washington and Moscow almost at odds with Nato plus Ukraine minus US.
US officials used the phrases” suspended” and “paused” to express Trump’s decision to stop support to Ukraine and make the suggestion that things could still be saved if Zelenskyy sued for peace without the assurances he sought at the Oval Office meet that collapsed last year. In various places, an utter surrender to Trump’s term. Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the most prominent US legislators, suggested Zelenskyy could assist Ukraine by renouncing his position, counsel that the Russian president snippily rejected, claiming Graham, a foreign policy gadabout, may request for his departure if he accepted Ukrainian citizenship.
Trump has long complained that Ukraine and its backers are using the US as an ATM and have been dishonest, but he still seemed to be expecting the US to maintain backing Kiev despite the White House tragedy. This appeared to anger him. America won’t tolerate this statement for very long, saying,” This is the worst speech that Zelenskyy could have made.” Trump posted a piece on Truth Social just before axeing support to Ukraine.
Zelenskyy actually tested Trump’s restrictions during the Oval Office scandal, according to pro-Trump researchers, by claiming that the German Nato partners “gave Ukraine a lot” in contrast to Trump’s state that the US is shouldering a lot of the costs for what he views as an unwinnable war. Trump retorted at the meeting, saying,” But they gave much less ( than US),” but Zelinsky continued, saying that they gave a lot. The frantic exchange on this initially seemed absurd, but it ultimately sparked Trump, who has long been angry that Nato supporters didn’t spend more on their legal defense.
With Washington’s removal of support, Ukraine must then make a hole comparable to America’s if it wants to maintain the war efforts. Ukraine may continue to fight Russia even without US assistance, according to Selenskyy, and he has claimed in conversations that the US provides about 30 % of Kiev’s war demands.
Democrats and Republican never-Trumpers are talking more and more about Trump being” Putin’s puppet” and” Moscow’s man.” ” Donald Trump, JD Vance, and Elon Musk have made it evident who they are. Only fools, or Kremlin tools, would back Nato, support Russia, and need Ukraine’s retreat in the face of brutal aggression from Vladimir Putin, said Liz Cheney, a former vice-president and daughter of Dick Cheney.
However, Trump’s MAGA followers are urging a complete withdrawal from Nato and are pleased that billion have been saved.
