Trump the capitulator

There is no point in rummaging around in a cupboard that has already been scraped clean.”

Tom Waldwyn, an expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, says

Europe realises that it cannot produce the weapons that Ukraine needs. The easiest way to fill the deficit is for the Ukrainians to do it themselves.”

As one EU official notes

So probably about half the weapons which Ukraine is now using are provided by its own defense industry. And of the remainder, it's about half and half between the United States and the others, including the Europeans,

Chalmers said

And finally, the U.S. plays a very important role in providing information, intelligence to the Ukrainian forces,

Chalmers said

There are certain systems, ranging from Patriot missiles all the way through to spare parts for the Abrams tanks and Bradley personnel carriers, that the Ukrainians are using, that the only way the Europeans can get [them] is by buying them on the open market. And that is going to take time,

Galeotti told VOA,

I hope that [Trump] will change his mind. The victim of aggression cannot be guilty of everything and be punished in addition to that,

she told VOA

Mark Galeottianalyst

There is a sharp limit to what Europe can do,

said Mark Galeotti, an analyst at Mayak Intelligence and the author of "Forged in War," a military history of Russia

Oleksiy Goncharenkoukrainian lawmaker

This means that thousands of people will die,

Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko told The Associated Press

Increasingly, Ukraine has been producing its own weapons,

Chalmers told The Associated Press

JD Vanceu.S. Vice President

We want the Ukrainians to have a sovereign and independent country,

U.S. Vice President JD Vance told reporters Tuesday

We must find the strength to move forward, respect one another — as we have always respected America, Europe, and all our partners — and work together to bring peace closer. I am grateful to everyone who supports Ukraine in this."

In a video posted online, Zelenskyy said

We fire an Italian howitzer. But we get a lot of ammunition, including of 105 mm caliber, from the U.S. It is NATO standard, which is used in both Europe and the U.S. But whether Europe will be able to supply us? I hope it will,

he told Reuters

This will have a serious impact, especially on the battlefield. The price will be human lives,

she said

Maybe Europe can help somehow. The hope is only on Europe now, no one else,

he said

It's time to act. Time to step up and lead. The U.K. is prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air, together with others. Europe must do the heavy lifting,

he said