The decision of the Trump Administration stop temporarily The delivery of all military aid to Ukraine sent shock waves over Europe on Tuesday, even detailed information about the action.
The decision – the pipeline affects more than $ 1 billion in weapons and ammunition – the President has created a real fear that Rack Ukraine since the re-election of Trump.
Here’s what you need to know.
Why the Suspension of the United States?
Mr. Trump’s inauguration ceremony, Biden’s leadership Hurted to deliver As Mr. Trump’s military assistance will support Ukraine as much support. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky works in the European support until the shore.
Mr. Trump aggravated these fears since the day he opposed Russia – kinning each other Explosive Conflict In the Oval office between the US leader and Mr. Zelensky on Friday. Mr. Trump remained lasting to be grateful for the President of Ukraine for the support of Russia in the war.
The decision to postpay the assistance was between Mr. Trump and his great national security assistants on Monday. According to high management and military officialsSpeakers in anonymity to discuss internal disputes. Mr. Zelensky seems to force Mr. Trump to force Zelensky to force Mr. Trump or to force the country to make the bigger battlefield.
Authorities said that Mr. Trump will be in force until Ukraine demonstrates a good confident commitment to peace talks with Russia. It was not immediately clear how much the suspension would last or continue. These, Kyiv and his European allies will still try to fire Ukraine’s weapons.
What happened before?
Mr. Trump’s action has several direct precedents in the history of the last American. The United States has stopped the transfer of special weapons systems to allies and its partners, such as President Yusif R. Biden Jr. said that Israel could be used against civilians in Gaza with 2,000 pounds of bombs. However, a complete cut is unusual and essentially ultimatum.
This is not the first time for Mr. Trump’s assistance to Ukraine for the first time. In the first time he helped Mr Zelensky’s help When Mr. Biden was a leading democratic candidate for the presidency. He also served military assistance to Ukraine – only after the pressure of consultants and republican senators. The provinces about these actions caused Mr. Trumps first impeachment.
How much help from Ukraine received the United States?
Ukraine has It depended on a lifetime Weapons from the United States, since the day of Russian troops, the Biden management crossed the border in February 2022 $ 350 million in authority For Ukraine, the shareholders of the defense department are worth more goals.
Pentagon continued 71 Send more transportation Military assistance from existing resources worth $ 33.8 billion.
United States provided $ 33.2 billion under a program called Ukrainian Security Assistance InitiativeKiev provides funds that can only be used by the United States to get a new military apparatus directly from defense companies.
In total, in the United States, $ 67 billion in the United States spent about $ 119 billion in the war in Ukraine Frequently Used Viewer. Europe was dedicated to about $ 138 billion in Ukraine, about $ 65 billion in military aid.
Mr. Trump exceeded too much extreme US assistance gave the volume to Ukraine.
According to the Pentagon, $ 3.85 billion, the defense department remains $ 3.85 billion for the addition of the shareholder for Ukraine.
What danger is there?
Ukraine, Kinzhal, Kinzhal, such as Hypersonic missiles, relying on the United States for Patriot Air-Defense Shells, who are able to capture Russian ballistic missiles.
He also received advanced weapons, including more than three million surface ballistic missiles 155 millimeters artillery shellstens of thousands Guide gunner missiles and Antitan missiles, Thousands of antiation rackets and armored vehicles and Tank with them. The United States also provides parts of Ukraine with parts, maintenance and technical support.
What will be the blow?
Mr. Zelensky will have a destructive blow to lose US military aid, but Ukrainian forces will continue to fight.
European leaders showed reluctant support and further assistance to Ukraine. And the American ammunition of Ukraine, howitzers and armored vehicles, the production of their own weapons, drones exploded and exploded drones and fixed the drones overwhelmed other weapons in death.
Ukraine officials and analysts have been told on Monday, US officials and analysts over Monday, with the supply of weapons in Europe.
“The reality is that Ukraine depends less than the United States than a year ago,” said Michael Kofman, who has international peace that has visited Ukraine several times since the war started three years ago.
When the US military assistance was suspended in a few months last year, the Patriot airstrike was protected by the defense batteries and Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. As the commander of the Ukrainian commanders, they had been forced to have a rational ammunition, they took longer for the felt effect on the front lines.
Contributed by reporting Andrew E. Kramer, Marc Santora, Erica L. Green, Eric Schmitt, David E. Sanger and Julian E. Barnes.
