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It's crazy what happened that day, we understood that Trump is not on our side,
By humiliating Volodymyr Zelensky, they humiliated the whole country, all Ukrainians, even those who died,
As the pieces fall into place over the new administration's first 30 days, Trump is prioritizing established bilateral defense alliances. And while some Southeast Asian allies can reap the benefits, the region continues to hold its breath over the uncertainty of U.S. foreign aid."
Lauren Mai, a program coordinator and research assistant for the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, wrote in February With every check that has been written to Ukraine over last three years, there has been very close scrutiny."
Yuriy Boyechko, Founder of Hope for Ukraine told Newsweek There has definitely been Ukrainian officials caught leaving the country with suitcases full of cash … There has been plenty of evidence of weapons reaching the black market … we need an audit."
David Sacks told Fox News Regarding the agreement on minerals and security, Ukraine is ready to sign it in any time and in any convenient format. We see this agreement as a step toward greater security and solid security guarantees, and I truly hope it will work effectively."
He then backed down on agreeing to sign the rare earths deal with Trump, which he previously refused as it did not contain security guarantees for Kyiv, and wrote This terrible fate threatens all Ukrainians in the territories occupied by Russia. Trump wants to extend this to the whole of Ukraine by stopping arms deliveries. Russians tortured a Ukrainian woman with electricity until she was exhausted—she weighed 30 kg and died."
Jürgen Nauditt, a pro-Ukraine user, described the circumstances surrounding Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchina's death and wrote on X President Trump has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well. We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution."
A previous statement to Newsweek about the aid ban from the White House read Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. 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."
On March 4, Zelensky expressed his desire to continue working with the U.S. on achieving peace and wrote on X Our 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."
The United States has sent hundreds of billions of dollars to support Ukraine's defense, with no security, with no way. Do you want to keep it going for another five years?"
In his address to Congress on Tuesday, Trump referenced the U.S.'s previous provision of aid to Ukraine and said ... according to the Associated Press I think if we can nail down these negotiations and move towards these negotiations, and in fact, put some confidence-building measures on the table, then the president will take a hard look at lifting this pause,
Waltz said in an interview with Fox News The Jordanians were very happy with the outcome of the meeting with Trump. They feel that the pressure to accept [a] million Gazans is off them,
Arab League summits tend to be a lot of posturing. Who’s going to take care of security? The PA can’t handle that – they’re too weak. No Arab country wants to send troops to Gaza, but they’re also under pressure from the U.S. to contribute."
The Saudis are concerned because the Egyptians want to control the entire process: Who gets the money, who oversees the reconstruction, who the contractors are for demolition and rebuilding? And even new housing and hotels. The other partners worry about corruption in the process."
There’s no real plan yet – just ideas. Everyone is trying to shape it in their favor, but until Hamas’ fate is resolved, we’re all just talking in circles."
However, ... as one former diplomatic source put it The Gulf, which is expected to pay for it, is sick and tired of Egyptian corruption. If they fund the reconstruction, they will demand major oversight to ensure the money doesn’t get lost in Egypt’s power structure,
Egyptian construction companies are very capable, and they can rebuild Gaza in three years – if there is political will, mainly from Israel and the U.S.,
Frankly, the main thinking in Arab governments right now is how to engage in a covert process with Trump to walk him back from this. No one expects immediate results, but they do hope that this will move Trump away from the idea of depopulating Gaza,
The problem of multiple Palestinian factions carrying arms remains. It is something that can be dealt with and even permanently ended, but only if its causes are removed through a clear horizon and a credible political process that restores rights to their rightful owners,
the Egyptian proposal says
