Posted on 02/28/2025 4:08:39 PM PST by Navy Patriot
The Trump administration is considering ending all ongoing shipments of military aid to Ukraine in the aftermath of Friday’s contentious meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance in the Oval Office, The Washington Post reported.
At stake is roughly $5.5 billion of radars, vehicles, ammunition and missiles that are currently awaiting shipment to Ukraine as part of the presidential drawdown authority (PDA), the Post reported.
Trump considers Zelenskyy’s remarks in front of the American media as intransigence, according to the report. In a post to Truth Social afterward, Trump said Zelenskyy “disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office.”
The Biden administration used the PDA on 55 occasions since August 2021 to provide Ukraine military assistance totaling approximately $31.7 billion from Department of Defense stockpiles, the Trump administration announced on Jan. 20.
Friday's meeting went off the rails when Zelenskyy pushed Trump and Vance for U.S. security commitments to keep his country safe from further Russian aggression, adding that promises of peace from Russian President Vladimir Putin can’t be trusted.
"You’re gambling with the lives of millions of people," Trump said. "You're gambling with World War III, and what you’re doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country that’s backed you far more than a lot of people say they should have."
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Pretty straightforward.
At this point far fewer will die if trump pulls all support from Ukraine. The support just keeps the murder machine grinding with no progress to peace.
Don’t mull! Just end it!
Here’s a dirty little not so secret...Europe’s combined GDP is 28 trillion dollars.
There is no reasoon for the US to be keeping up its role of going broke military protection umbrella.
Unless we start getting very good concessions in return.
Enough.
Send NOTHING. Not even the fee for the gaming license, which I’d appreciate if you put up personally.
No wait, that last part is from The Godfather II :)
Zelensky either signs a deal before he leaves the country or this is exactly what Trump must do.
Did the Ukrainian Parliament approve the minerals deal and expect Zel to sign documents today instead of buffing this so badly?
B.i.f.f.i.n.g
DO IT IMMEDIATELY
If Trump caves and gives this aid he’s crippled his Presidency.
I believe the real story will ultimately be that the Libs. and the neocon war hawks got to and prepped Zelensky before the meeting. They are very good at choreography and Zelensky was definitely pumped up and feeling like he was on the right side of destiny coming into the meeting. It looks just like another Victory Nuland production. I wonder if NSA has the coms.
Wouldn’t that be an impeachable offense? I guess only when the democrats hold the House.
I thought he already did pull military aid. But the sooner the better.
Trump said as much on the WH lawn before going down to Florida.
He said he can go it alone, but the result will not be pretty.
Trump understands the best deals are often the deals that you don’t make.
Trump 45 told NATO and the Euroweenies to get their act together.
They made some gestures for show, but when Biden was installed by way of coup, they relaxed and mistakenly thought they would never have to deal with the likes of Trump again.
Trump sees the big picture and that is Putin is no threat to NATO if NATO takes its defense obligations seriously.
If Zelensky and the Euroweenies go it alone they will lose more territory and eventually admit defeat.
As I doubt if the Euroweenies and Putin can sit down together, Trump will have step in and cut a deal with Putin to insure he stops short of taking Kiev.
If Zelensky had agreed to cut a deal, he could have kept more territory.
“Report: Trump Mulls Ending Military Aid to Ukraine”
probably the ONLY thing that will get Zelenskyy off his high horse ...
he says he is not going back to WH and will go it alone
What was Zelinskyy thinking in being confrontational with Trump? He failed miserably in his meeting with Trump. I feel awful for the Ukrainian people. They’ve gotten such a raw deal.
Hell will freeze over first. No way is Trump going to cave not a chance.
The asswipe showed up in a T shirt to the Whitehouse. He’s a dirtball who corrupted US politics with the Biden bribery.
stopping support is a necessary thing...
#MAGA
He should, the majority in the USA are done with the endless wars.
RE: Don’t mull! Just end it!
Yes. Mull some cider, but just end useless war aid to Zelensky.
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