Ukrainians are grappling with the consequences of the Trump administration’s decision to pause military aid vital for their fight against Russia’s invasion.

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.

  • gravitas_deficiencyEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I’m not surprised, but I am infuriated.

    Tangentially: it is darkly hilarious to me that Biden thought he could put, like, literally anything into motion that would definitely keep working past January 20th of this year. Amongst other things, it shows a tragic and comical lack of imagination and understanding of how our government actually works - which is what we’re seeing play out now with military aid for Ukraine, amongst many other things.