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Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine until Kyiv commits to peace talks with Russia – Europe live


White House official says US is reviewing its aid to ‘ensure that it is contributing to a solution’

US has suspended all military aid to Ukraine, White House official says, in wake of Trump-Zelenskyy row

Hungary’s government has offered support to the Donald Trump administration’s decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine as the country defends itself against Russia’s invasion and illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory.

A spokesperson for Viktor Orbán’s government said “The US president and the Hungarian government share the same stance: instead of continuing weapons shipments and the war, a ceasefire and peace talks are needed as soon as possible.”

To stop aid now means to help Putin. On the surface, this looks really bad. It looks like [Donald Trump] is pushing us towards capitulation, (accepting) Russia’s demands. The main thing is that this a psychological blow, a political blow upon Ukraine, it doesn’t help our spirit.

This is worse than Munich, because at least there they didn’t try to paint Czechoslovakia as the aggressor, but here they try to accuse the victim of aggression – it is extremely dangerous.

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Author : Guardian Staff

Publish date : 2025-03-04 07:56:00

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