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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
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 wroteThis 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 XPresident 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 XOur 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 addedThe 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 PressUkraine definitely has a safety margin of about six months … but it will be much more difficult, of course,
one Ukrainian lawmaker, Fedir Venislavskyi, told the news agency RBC-Ukraine on Tuesday
Certainly, by the four-month time period, their forces would start to buckle because they just wouldn't have enough munitions and equipment to replace what they've lost,
said Cancian, one of the authors of the Center for Strategic and International Studies reportIt will reduce Ukraine's leverage, weaken the Ukrainian military and, therefore, undermine Ukraine's negotiating position with Russia,
he saidA lot will depend on what’s covered by the American suspension,
said Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director-general of defense think-tank RUSI
I think they will survive for quite some time,
he saidEurope has really raised its production capacity and Ukraine too is in a less bad position,
said Peria-Peigne
It is very important for us to continue to receive satellite intelligence from the United States,
said analyst FesenkoEurope has some real shortcomings in this area,
said Yohann Michel, a researcher at the French university Lyon-3Taking into account the weapons that have already come to Ukraine, and what we have, and what we actually produce ourselves, we can withstand at least six months without the nature of the war changing significantly,
political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko told AFPPatriot is very important to protect our cities, not troops,
said researcher Mykhailo Samus, director of the New Geopolitics Research Network, a think tank in KyivThe SAMP/T are very good but not very mobile, and they are not produced in sufficient numbers,
he saidThey got a lot of kit in before the inauguration,
said a senior western official,