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The president and vice-president are not civilized at all,
The U.S. not only sold Ukraine, but the reputation of the U.S. — the beacon of light — for 200 years,
The account must be controlled by Democrats,
We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today. Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation under such fire and pressure. It's amazing what comes out through emotion, and I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations. I don't want advantage, I want PEACE,
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 Regarding the agreement on minerals and security, Ukraine is ready to sign it in any time and in any convenient format. We see this agreement as a step toward greater security and solid security guarantees, and I truly hope it will work effectively."
He then backed down on agreeing to sign the rare earths deal with Trump, which he previously refused as it did not contain security guarantees for Kyiv, and wrote 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 President Trump has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well. We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution."
A previous statement to Newsweek about the aid ban from the White House read 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 Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump's strong leadership to get a peace that lasts."
On March 4, Zelensky expressed his desire to continue working with the U.S. on achieving peace and wrote on X Our meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be. It is regrettable that it happened this way. It is time to make things right. We would like future cooperation and communication to be constructive."
While the traditional understanding has been that these troops are there to advance Washington's security policies in the region, Trump sees them as a tool to get more money from the host nation,
At the end of the day, no country can replace the US as a security provider. As such, they will grit their teeth and hope for the best,
Ian Storey, a senior fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, told DW This will not be an easy feat,
Going away from Washington could complicate Pakistan's security partnerships and regional influence, given the US's global clout,
Losing Taiwan, Taiwan's fall, would be a disaster for American interests,
The biggest Trump effect for Pakistan is development aid cuts, including for Afghan refugees it is hosting,
He knows that Japan cannot make security or other deals with China or North Korea, so we have no choice but to agree,
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.
