Trump's pause of military aid will impact protection of Ukrainian cities from Russian missiles

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

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

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 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

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,

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 MP

This means that thousands of people will die,

Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko told The Associated Press

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

Increasingly, Ukraine has been producing its own weapons,

Chalmers told The Associated Press

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

Russian forces will likely attempt to take advantage of the pause in US aid in order to make further gains in Ukraine’s east and south in order to justify their territorial claims to the entirety of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts,

ISW said

Ukraine will continue to fight with the materiel it currently has, with the materiel European partners have given and will continue to provide, and with the materiel Ukraine itself produces. The Trump administration's aid pause will detrimentally impact Ukraine's ability to defend itself and pursue offensive operations at its current rate, but it will not collapse the front entirely in the coming months,

ISW emphasised

Private weapons contracts between Ukraine and US companies – many of which Ukraine has already paid for – will likely facilitate at least a small flow of arms deliveries to Ukraine 'for at least the next several years',

ISW wrote

We’re as ready to keep fighting as we used to. Nothing has changed but our perception of America. We used to see the United States as a symbol of freedom and hope, now we see it turned into Russia No. 2,

Vitaly, a Ukrainian soldier serving in Russia’s Kursk region, told POLITICO

If Russia succeeds, the threat of conducting assault actions, reconnaissance missions, and further reducing the range of Russia’s artillery and multiple launch rocket systems targeting our infrastructure will significantly increase,

Skibitsky said

The Russians understand our capabilities and where our air defense systems are located, and they attempt to bypass them. Additionally, they select priority targets whose destruction will have the greatest effect,

he added

Russian plans include increasing the number of launch sites from which they will launch drones across our territory. According to Russian military calculations, if their plans for the first half of the year are fulfilled, they can launch approximately 500 drones simultaneously,

General Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR), told RBC-Ukraine on Monday