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The word ‘suspension’ fools no one,
Prime Minister François Bayrou said, addressing French senators and mounting what was his second sharp criticism of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump in as many days
The Ukrainians feel terribly abandoned and terribly alone,
he saidThe suspension in war of assistance to an aggressed country signifies that the aggressed country is being abandoned and that one accepts — or hopes — that its aggressor wins,
he said
It’s pretty significant, but not nearly as impactful as it would have been earlier in the war because Ukraine is far less dependent on direct US military assistance now,
Michael Kofman, a senior fellow at Carnegie Endowment told the Reuters news agency
If that satellite operation stops providing internet, that’s going to be a serious problem,
he addedUkraine has made a formidable progress on its drone force, but they rely on Starlink, the commercial satellite operation run by Trump’s ally Elon Musk,
he saidAnd if he does that, I think this is the win-win-win scenario for everybody involved. I think it’s the best deal that could be offered, and it will assist the Ukrainian people, so I encourage him [Zelenskyy – ed.] to do that,
Johnson said, referring to the minerals deal
Can you manage without America?"
said Zhang
We remember that Germany is the leader in supplying air defense systems to Ukraine and plays a crucial role in ensuring our financial stability,
he added
Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump's strong leadership to get a peace that lasts,
Zelenksyy wroteWe would like future cooperation and communication to be constructive."
The Ukrainian leader has since sought to move the conversation forward from the heated encounter, directly writing in his post thatThe first stages could be the release of prisoners and truce in the sky — ban on missiles, long-ranged drones, bombs on energy and other civilian infrastructure — and truce in the sea immediately, if Russia will do the same,
he saidOur meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be. It is regrettable that it happened this way. It is time to make things right. We would like future cooperation and communication to be constructive,
Zelensky said
We do really value how much America has done to help Ukraine maintain its sovereignty and independence. And we remember the moment when things changed when President Trump provided Ukraine with Javelins. We are grateful for this,
he addedThis will force us to rethink our model, our priorities, and to look differently at the world we thought we knew, which we now discover is more dangerous than we imagined and comes from those we thought were our allies,
Bayrou saidOur weakness is in air-defense missiles – the Patriots,
said Yegor Firsov, the chief sergeant of a UAV strike platoon
American support is critical for defending the sky, and financial assistance affects the economy and morale of society, which is also important for the frontline.”
Serhii Filimonov, commander of the 108th Separate Mechanized Battalion, or “Da Vinci Wolves,” which has been fighting outside the strategic town of Pokrovsk for nine months, saidWe will adapt, but the question is how many additional people, and how much more territory, we lose while we do,
the official said
First, it is necessary to assess which specific programs will cease to function, considering that many were already in their final stages.”
An adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Podolyak, postedBy suspending all military aid to Ukraine, Donald Trump has humiliated the people who pretended he was a reliable ally only in search of peace."
Sir Ed Davey, the leader of the U.K.'s Liberal Democrats party said