President Trump temporarily suspends military aid to Ukraine
Delivering on what he said he would do if Ukraine refused to negotiate with the Russians, President Donald Trump temporarily suspended military aid going to Ukraine. Trump’s decision impacts over $1 billion in arms and ammunition. Not only does this temporarily halts those in the pipeline, it also temporarily stops those on order. This directive will remain in place until Trump sees good-faith commitment from Ukraine when it comes to engaging in peace negotiations with Russia.
From The New York Times:
Mr. Trump’s directive, which was reported earlier by Bloomberg News, also halts deliveries of equipment from Pentagon stockpiles as aid through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which provides funds that Kyiv can use only to buy new military hardware directly from U.S. defense companies. It was unclear what exactly Mr. Zelensky would need to do for Mr. Trump to resume the military assistance.
Mr. Trump has increasingly aligned himself with Mr. Putin and his narrative about the war in Ukraine. He falsely claimed that it was Ukraine that started the war and has called Mr. Zelensky, who was democratically elected, a “dictator.”
He has called Mr. Putin “smart” and “cunning,” but declined to call him a dictator. And Mr. Trump has spoken in recent days about how he and Mr. Putin have been bonded by going through the shared ordeal of the investigation into Moscow’s attempts to tilt the election eight years ago to Mr. Trump. American intelligence officials concluded at that time that Mr. Putin’s intelligence agencies worked actively to swing the 2016 election in Mr. Trump’s favor, a conclusion that Mr. Trump has rejected and called part of the “Russia hoax.”
The tensions between Mr. Trump and Mr. Zelensky exploded into the open on Friday, when the two men were supposed to sign a deal at the White House for Ukraine to turn over rare mineral rights to repay U.S. military aid over the past three years. Instead, Mr. Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated Mr. Zelensky in front of the cameras for not being grateful enough for U.S. support.
The fate of the minerals deal remained unclear.
Mr. Trump said on Monday that he did not think the minerals deal was dead, calling it a “great deal for us,” but that there was one thing he needed to see from Mr. Zelensky to restart negotiations.
“I just think he should be more appreciative,” Mr. Trump told reporters.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Trump seized on comments Mr. Zelensky made over the weekend when he predicted that a peace deal with Russia was “still very, very far away.”
“This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not put up with it for much longer!” Mr. Trump wrote on social media.
On Monday, several members of Mr. Trump’s cabinet continued to join with allies in suggesting that Mr. Zelensky was responsible for the diplomatic breakdown, and should show remorse for the Oval Office episode.
Additional Reading:
Green, E., Schmitt, E., Sanger, D. E., Barnes, J. E. (2025, March 4). Trump suspends military aid to Ukraine after oval office blowup. The New York Times. Link.
Category: Donald Trump, International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine
wow, that article isn’t biased at all.. could have been written by the seagull… (ok, not enough lies and typos for that, but close..)
Not enough profanity and personal attacks against commentors either, Fyr. Looks like the gravy train has jumped the track for Z Man…or at least got lumps in it. It was a Hell Bound Train from the start.
I stand corrected
“Let them eat it!” Mary Antonioette.
Will fight Russians for food…
Little dicktater poked the bear first. Wanting to actively join NATO. He wouldn’t leave it alone and the bear bit back. Trump should ask for all the dirt he has on Biden and crew, if he delivers he might get another sit down.
The Ukrainian constitution prohibits national elections during times of martial law. Ukraine has been under martial law since shortly after Russia initiated its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The NATO story is one that Russia forwarded that’s pure nonsense. Russia did nothing to Finland and Sweden when they both announced their desire to join NATO. In an interview shortly after these countries made their announcements, Putin showed that he was okay with that, even gesturing with his arms as if he was waving people to people behind him to move ahead of him. The addition of Finland to NATO not only increased the border between NATO and Russia, but in an area that puts NATO forces closer to a lot of Russia’s military infrastructure.
The issue with Ukraine is social, political, historical, economical, etc., and predates even the 20th Century.
In fact, I remember posting a letter, penned by a retired Russian senior officer on behalf of a Russian officer association, detailing the real reasoning behind why Russia invaded Ukraine, this letter was typed and posted before the Russians launched their full-scale invasion:
Retired Colonel_General Leonid Ivashov’s accurate warning to Putin before the invasion.
On the button!!!
Putin started the war in 2014 and NATO had nothing to do with it.
What is Daddy Warbucks Zelensky gonna do now his allowance has been cut off?
US taxpayers were propping up their retirement pensions etc. let’s see how his people react when the money spigot is cut off. I hope it involves a rope a tree and some assembly.
Maybe he can get some back from Joe and Hunter?
Hack just swiped this from Fakebook.
And yet, there was no blowback from the Woke Left when Joe Biden held up arms shipments to Israel. Why is that? (That was rhetorical)
oooh, oooh, I know, I know!
So, we’re not doing the “Give peace a chance” thing anymore?
Only in Gaza
I’m sorry, Hack. John Lennon is gone.
How many rounds were in that handgun? Yoko was standing right next to him. It’s not like he would have gotten any more punishment for taking her out, they might have even knocked a few years off for saving us from hearing any more of her albums.
He could’ve done so much good.
After this performance Hack Stone doesn’t want to hear shit from you Adorable Deplorables about his karaoke skills.
Poor Chuck looked like he wanted to do a Pete Townsend guitar smash on that… that… I don’t have the words. I gotta go rinse out my ears. I’d rather listen to cats fuck.
Yep, he had that massive “WTF?!!” look going there.
Nobody told Chuck that Yoko was going to do that, and the sound man immediately muted her microphone. She was so loud, though, that it came over the other mikes quite clearly.
Yoko sounded like a goat getting a prostate exam from Edward Scissorhands
Cats Fuck is the name of my Stray Cats/Plasmatics cover band.
Hack Stone’s 1980’s cover band is named Spandex Ballet.
Useless fact: The name Spandau Ballet was supposedly in reference to the final movements of hanged war criminals, but the term in fact, dates back to WW1.
The ‘ Spandau Ballet ‘ was a Tommy term referring to the effect a burst of 7.92×57 (from a ‘Spandau ‘ MG08/15) had on the body of anyone unfortunate enough to get snagged on barbed wire.
My neighbors at 2:00 a.m.!
Daaaaamn! Quick! Put them out of their misery.
Imagine.
Completely off topic, but Hack Stone just heard through reliable sources that Joint Base Andrews is currently under a shelter in place order for a bomb threat. No word on whether it has anything to do with a guy wearing a spandex leisure suit driving a 1980’s vintage Jaguar trying to sell Red Hat software in the Commissary parking lot.
The Ukraine, in spite of the terror attacks and NatSoc BS, was always going to be second place loser in this shitshow.
It’s time for the citizenry of what is left of Ukraine to demand peace and independence from corrupting influence so they too may become a real country.
I wish them Godspeed in attaining a durable peace.
P.S. you’re welcome. Signed, a pissed off taxpayer.
2nd place is just the first loser.
Depends how much steal.
Phil Monkress knows…..
Anyone else watching the President’s speech? Not even five minutes into it, the D-rats started acting like grade school delinquents!
That faux revolutionary turd Green got himself Sergeant-at-Armsed.
Can’t for the life of me remember someone getting removed during a Presidential address to a join session.
Naw…I found some better to entertain me. Been working the Gunz Girls Puzzles over at the “A Trainwreck in Maxwell” blogsite. This one is titled…”still waiting to get your soul”. Seventeen (17) minutes/with fifty seven pieces. Now…before anyone throws any rocks at The Gun Bunny…full disclosure…I put it together without a picture of the completed puzzle. For some reason that tab wouldn’t open.
Phuque The Kongress Klown Kritters and the donkey they rode in on. Wonder what woulda happened if a pissed off wide body driver came roaring in right after the SS escorted DJT out of the chambers. (IYKYK) I don’t expect DJT to save me. I do expect him to keep the despots busy long enough for me to save myself.
After tonight’s speech, I think they will be too busy whining to pay much attention to you or what you may be doing.
The demonrats and their rino cucks can still do a lot of damage to the country (me/you/us). I am firmly of the opinion that “they” would burn it all down just because.
Prepare
Their faces would stop a freight train! They made their displeasure known. Same to you —itches!
Zman has done z 360. He now loves Trump and can’t wait to follow his strong leadership.
Sure he has. Ever eaten a bowl of titanium?
This is kind of a long read but very informative. The mess in Ukraine is kind of the fault of America. https://truthout.org/articles/the-ukraine-mess-that-nuland-made/
Putin has violated every agreement with Ukraine. of 30 cease fires arranged in the Donbas from 2014-2022, Putin violated everyone of them, sometimes within seconds.
Trump and his vile ex-Marine side kick sowed they were asshats. And trying to get someone to negotiate with someone that has shown that good faith is an impossibility, is the height of foolishness. You might as well force Israel to negotiate with Hamas.