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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 With every check that has been written to Ukraine over last three years, there has been very close scrutiny."
Yuriy Boyechko, Founder of Hope for Ukraine told Newsweek There has definitely been Ukrainian officials caught leaving the country with suitcases full of cash … There has been plenty of evidence of weapons reaching the black market … we need an audit."
David Sacks told Fox News The 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 Press This 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 X 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.”
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 I do not accept that the US is an unreliable ally, ... the US has been a reliable ally to the UK for many, many decades, and continues to be.
We want the Ukrainians to have a sovereign and independent country,
U.S. Vice President JD Vance told reporters Tuesday I hope that [Trump] will change his mind. The victim of aggression cannot be guilty of everything and be punished in addition to that,
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,
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,
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,
And finally, the U.S. plays a very important role in providing information, intelligence to the Ukrainian forces,
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 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 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 This will have a serious impact, especially on the battlefield. The price will be human lives,
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,
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