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Trump administration to pause deliveries of military assistance to Ukraine

Old_JoeOld_Joe
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Following are edited excerpts from a current report in The Washington Post:
Following a high-level meeting at the White House, President Donald Trump has decided to pause all future deliveries of U.S. military assistance to Ukraine in an extraordinary move aimed at pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the negotiating table with Russia as Ukraine fends off a military invasion from the Kremlin, said two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

“The president has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well,” said a White House official. “We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution.”

Trump has long been skeptical of aid to Ukraine, but his top aides began preparing serious policy options for ending military assistance following last week’s rancorous Oval Office shouting match between Trump, Zelensky and Vice President JD Vance, said an official who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive policy deliberations.

The official said the decision could be reversed if Zelensky demonstrates a good-faith effort to participate in peace talks.

The decision was made at a White House meeting on Monday that included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

The move follows an order last week by Hegseth for U.S. Cyber Command to halt offensive cyber and information operations against Russia as long as negotiations to end the war are ongoing, according to current and former U.S. officials.

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  • JD_co
    Embarrassing. The US govt is a disgrace.

    What a motley crew of "yes" men:

    "The decision was made at a White House meeting on Monday that included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff."
  • Old_JoeOld_Joe
    Yes.
  • CrashCrash
    Vomit. Criminal tong. Orange Felon = Russian asset.
  • AnnaAnna
    The right has gone from a dream of a "new world order" led by the US to a "US alone order" in a world led by Russia. Where was I in the last 25 years? Head-in-sand ostrich is me. I am horrified and impotent and wondering how on earth half the nation not only condones this but also supports it.
  • AndyJ
    "Pause"? Could that be a verb ordered by new slob sycophant Bezos?
  • hank
    Extortion. Think I’ll fire up ”The Godfather” this evening. Actually, Brando makes this gang look bad.
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