odanny
Diamond Member
Wow, shocker! Who saw this coming? It almost seems as if Trump wishes to assist his dictator friend in Moscow. Did you notice that this came after "discussions" with a group of bootlickers Trump handpicked for their position, most of whom are not even qualified to hold it?
President Donald Trump has decided to pause all future deliveries of U.S. military assistance to Ukraine in an extraordinary move aimed at pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the negotiating table with Russia as Ukraine fends off a military invasion from the Kremlin, said two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
“The president has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well,” said a White House official. “We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution.”
Trump has long been skeptical of aid to Ukraine, but his top aides began preparing serious policy options for ending military assistance following last week’s rancorous Oval Office shouting match between Trump, Zelensky and Vice President JD Vance, said an official who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive policy deliberations.
The official said the decision could be reversed if Zelensky demonstrates a good-faith effort to participate in peace talks.
The decision was made at a White House meeting on Monday that included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
The move follows an order last week by Hegseth for U.S. Cyber Command to halt offensive cyber and information operations against Russia as long as negotiations to end the war are ongoing, according to current and former U.S. officials.
WaPo
President Donald Trump has decided to pause all future deliveries of U.S. military assistance to Ukraine in an extraordinary move aimed at pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the negotiating table with Russia as Ukraine fends off a military invasion from the Kremlin, said two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
“The president has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well,” said a White House official. “We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution.”
Trump has long been skeptical of aid to Ukraine, but his top aides began preparing serious policy options for ending military assistance following last week’s rancorous Oval Office shouting match between Trump, Zelensky and Vice President JD Vance, said an official who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive policy deliberations.
The official said the decision could be reversed if Zelensky demonstrates a good-faith effort to participate in peace talks.
The decision was made at a White House meeting on Monday that included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
The move follows an order last week by Hegseth for U.S. Cyber Command to halt offensive cyber and information operations against Russia as long as negotiations to end the war are ongoing, according to current and former U.S. officials.
WaPo
