The Washington Put up reported late Friday afternoon President Donald Trump is contemplating chopping off shipments of army assist to Ukraine following his blow-out assembly within the Oval Workplace with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vice President J.D. Vance.
Zelensky was impolite and argued at size with Trump and Vance over U.S. assist for Ukraine and Trump’s efforts to barter a ceasefire in Russia’s battle on Ukraine.
Afterward, Trump ordered Zelensky out of the White Home and canceled a deliberate luncheon and press convention with Zelensky to mark what was to be the signing of a mineral deal to reinforce financial ties between the U.S. and Ukraine.
Excerpt from the brief report by the Post:
The Trump administration is contemplating ending all ongoing shipments of army assist to Ukraine in response to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s remarks within the Oval Workplace on Friday and his perceived intransigence within the peace course of, a senior administration official instructed The Washington Put up.
The choice, if made, would apply to billions of {dollars} of radars, automobiles, ammunition and missiles awaiting cargo to Ukraine by means of the presidential drawdown authority, mentioned the official, who spoke on the situation of anonymity to debate a delicate subject.
Put up reporter John Hudson posted on X about his report:
The choice, if taken, would apply to billions of {dollars} of radars, automobiles, ammunition and missiles awaiting cargo to Ukraine by means of the presidential drawdown authority, mentioned the official.
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) February 28, 2025
The official pushed again on the notion that Trump and Vance’s confrontation with Zelensky was premeditated, and famous that efforts had been made to strike a extra optimistic tone in planning forward of the assembly as indicated by Trump’s dropping of his accusation that Zelensky is a…
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) February 28, 2025
TGP’s Cristina Laila reported earlier Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was chopping off U.S. assist for Ukraine’s energy grid (excerpt):
Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated the US’s assist for Ukraine’s energy grid.
The State Division ended a USAID initiative that has given lots of of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} to the restoration of Ukraine’s energy grid.
Ukraine has been battling energy outages due to Russia’s assaults on its energy grid over the previous couple of years.
USAID will even drastically scale back its presence in Ukraine, according to NBC News.
UPDATE: CBS Information reporter Jennifer Jacobs confirms, “US army assist to Ukraine may very well be in jeopardy, sources instructed @CBSNews. US senators warned Zelenskyy as lately as this morning to not attempt to litigate with Trump. Groups had been already working forward to get to a extra detailed stage of settlement for Ukraine after right this moment’s minerals deal, however the harm finished in Oval Workplace was critical, sources instructed me. Trump officers who talked with the Ukrainian staff after Zelenskyy left the Oval that a few of his circle had been dismayed by his habits. “He’s obtained to say I wish to make peace. I don’t wish to battle a battle any longer,” Trump instructed reporters on South Garden when requested what @ZelenskyyUa must do to save lots of this. “We’re going to get this battle finished … or allow them to battle it out.””
US army assist to Ukraine may very well be in jeopardy, sources instructed @CBSNews. US senators warned Zelenskyy as lately as this morning to not attempt to litigate with Trump. Groups had been already working forward to get to a extra detailed stage of settlement for Ukraine after right this moment’s…
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 28, 2025
