U.S. President Donald Trump directed the U.S. to pause all assistance to Ukraine as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in peace talks with Russia.
The decision appears to halt arms deliveries approved under the Biden administration, but it was not clear whether deliveries of ammunition for weapons systems already in Ukraine would be affected.
Ukraine, which depends heavily on foreign help to hold back the Russian invasion that began on Feb. 24 2022, has feared that aid could be stopped since Trump took office.
It fills me with rage every time I see this news. Christ. This is a disgusting betrayal of Ukraine.
I search for profanity that can express the deep loathing for this and to that slug Trump for doing it, and I just draw a blank.
Ukrainian blood is on our hands.
From the moment he was elected I felt a sinking feeling in my gut and feared what it would mean for the whole world, but especially the Ukrainian people. This action and those of the preceding few days have exceeded, by far, my worst expectations. We still have shy of four more years of this lunacy, and it looks as though things are about to get much worse. I genuinely fear for the future.
Europe is all that gives me hope.