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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy appeals to Trump after US suspends military aid

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    • 88:88
      I think in the circumstances, what Trump is expecting is not just the kind of obsequious flattery that he didn’t get in the Oval Office, but it’s also, firstly signing the minerals agreement, secondly, accepting that, essentially, America will work out some kind of a deal with Russia and then bring it back to Ukraine,
      CNN
      he told CNN in an interview
    • 88:88
      If I could advise President Zelensky, it would be do have a public, on-camera signing of the agreement, where he expresses his appreciation to the United States and the American people as Ukraine’s strategic partner, regrets the way the Oval Office meeting on Friday went, and makes clear that he is 100% committed to getting peace for Ukraine,
      CNN
      Volker told CNN
    • 88:88
      President Trump is mercurial, to say the least, but I think from a Ukrainian perspective, you know, they can’t bank on the fact that he’s going to suddenly show mercy and switch on the aid again and perhaps put President (Vladimir) Putin under pressure. We don’t see any signs of that yet,
      CNN
      he added
    • 88:88
      How do you reconcile that with what Trump is saying? He is implying he’s got Putin on side, that Putin is ready to go, and (they are) going to get a peace deal quickly,
      CNN
      Lough said
    • 88:88
      Having in mind the shortage of ammunition and weapons, even 1% is critical. Thirty percent is definitely critical. Is it tragic? What we are hearing from different sources, Ukraine will be able to sustain this level or about the same level of violence density for about six months,
      CNN
      Melnyk said
    • 88:88
      I think that the fundamental point is that, as far as Trump is concerned, Ukraine is a bought-and-paid-for vassal state and has to understand its place. So it’s not just a bit of flattery today. Its reassurance is that Ukraine now understands that it has to do whatever America tells it to do,
      CNN
      he said
    • 88:88
      This will align the US and Ukraine going forward and serve the interests of both countries,
      CNN
      Volker said
    • 88:88
      It will have significant consequences, but the Russians are not likely to break through immediately or in the coming months,
      CNN
      said Kateryna Stepanenko, the Russia deputy team lead and analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, a US-based conflict monitor
    • 88:88
      The US holds licensing to the systems themselves and the missiles for them, which makes it challenging for European countries to recreate them,
      CNN
      Stepanenko said
    • 88:88
      Keir Starmer
      We know (Putin) is not a man to keep his word. We must be vigilant on all fronts in relation to Putin,
      CNN
      Starmer said
    • 88:88
      Ukrainians have significantly ramped up their production of drones, of their artillery, of their own personnel carriers. They’ve been doing that since 2023 since facing the possibility of not having aid,
      CNN
      Stepanenko said
    • 88:88
      The Ukrainians will be able to hold a defense, as we had seen them do in the past during the previous problems with aid,
      CNN
      she added, pointing to last year when deliveries from the US slowed down as Congress stalled on the next aid package
    • 88:88
      There’s also a significant discussion about the need to seize Russian frozen assets in Europe to help sponsor any procurement of weapons, not just from the US, but also globally,
      CNN
      she added, pointing to countries like South Korea, which has in the past sold the US ammunition that was later given to Ukraine
    • 88:88
      Is it critical? Yes,
      CNN
      he said, pointing to Ukraine’s persistent weapons and ammunition shortages
    • 88:88
      As a result, some of the effects could be felt almost immediately on the front lines. The Ukrainians will have to ration their use of certain munitions and that could spell trouble for their efforts to hold on to places like Pokrovsk,
      CNN
      he said
    • 88:88
      With every practical step, there is more clarity that this is exactly what President Trump and his people are going to do (as policy). And currently, it’s not going to benefit anyone except our enemies and rivals like Russia and China,
      CNN
      he said
    • 88:88
      Most Ukrainians simply glorify the United States of America and are being very sincere when saying ’God Bless America,’
      CNN
      he said
    • 88:88
      I don’t really understand what (Zelensky) is supposed to telling the Americans. ‘I am going to give our territory, I am going to agree to whatever terms that you discuss to the Russians?’
      CNN
      he said
    • 88:88
      Ukraine had already laid pretty good groundwork for that by forming several initiatives, for example, several European states formed ammunition initiatives, they formed drone initiatives, air defense initiatives, and I think this is the time to expand those,
      CNN
      she said
    • 88:88
      Donald Tusk
      Reports coming in from the border, as well as from our hub confirm the announcements made by the American side,
      CNA
      Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said