Ukraine reacts with defiance and anger to Trump withdrawal of military aid

MicroWave@lemmy.world · 1 year

Summary

Ukraine condemned Trump’s suspension of U.S. military aid as a betrayal that emboldens Russia and worsens civilian casualties.

Former defense minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk accused the White House of trying to “bully” Zelenskyy into a peace deal favoring Moscow.

Zelenskyy insisted on security guarantees, a stance that angered Trump. Analysts warned that the move benefits Russia, forcing Ukraine into territorial concessions.

Despite escalating Russian attacks, Ukrainian voices remained defiant, vowing to resist.

jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works · 1 year

I wish there was more I could do. This is a terrible betrayal of Ukraine on my country’s part. I’m going to call my representatives in congress today to once again voice my anger about the situation but on some level it feels like a hollow gesture since those three idiots don’t give a flying fuck what I think.

FauxLiving@lemmy.world · 1 year

Congress passed aid to Ukraine.

Remember when Trump threatened to withhold aid to Ukraine in order to pressure Zelenskyy into announcing an investigation into Biden during an election?

He was impeached for that.

So, this time he put on a little theater skit in the White House’s Oval Office so that he can be immune by claiming that he paused aid as an official act resulting from an official meeting.

Trump is simply pausing aid by using executive powers in bad faith. Congress already approved the money but Trump can delay it for a long time before courts get involved.

We’re basically watching the sitting US President openly shaking down a country for protection money (rare earth rights) while it’s in the process of being attacked by Russia.

Russia already wins this. They’re never going to have to give up the land that they claimed and Trump is going to give Russia a ban on Ukraine joining NATO on top of it.

As an aside, did you know that around 3 billion USD passed through the TRUMP cryptocurrency before it collapsed. Kinda makes you wonder if the previous owners of that money got what they paid for.