The Washington Submit reported late Friday afternoon President Donald Trump is contemplating slicing off shipments of navy help 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 struggle 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 boost 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 navy help 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 informed The Washington Submit.
The choice, if made, would apply to billions of {dollars} of radars, automobiles, ammunition and missiles awaiting cargo to Ukraine via the presidential drawdown authority, stated the official, who spoke on the situation of anonymity to debate a delicate matter.
Submit 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 via the presidential drawdown authority, stated 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 have 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 slicing off U.S. help 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 a whole lot of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} to the restoration of Ukraine’s energy grid.
Ukraine has been fighting energy outages due to Russia’s assaults on its energy grid over the previous few years.
USAID will even drastically cut back its presence in Ukraine, according to NBC News.
UPDATE: CBS Information reporter Jennifer Jacobs confirms, “US navy help to Ukraine could possibly be in jeopardy, sources informed @CBSNews. US senators warned Zelenskyy as not too long ago as this morning to not attempt to litigate with Trump. Groups have been already working forward to get to a extra detailed degree of settlement for Ukraine after immediately’s minerals deal, however the injury achieved in Oval Workplace was severe, sources informed me. Trump officers who talked with the Ukrainian staff after Zelenskyy left the Oval that a few of his circle have been dismayed by his conduct. “He’s bought to say I wish to make peace. I don’t wish to struggle a struggle any longer,” Trump informed reporters on South Garden when requested what @ZelenskyyUa must do to avoid wasting this. “We’re going to get this struggle achieved … or allow them to struggle it out.””
US navy help to Ukraine could possibly be in jeopardy, sources informed @CBSNews. US senators warned Zelenskyy as not too long ago as this morning to not attempt to litigate with Trump. Groups have been already working forward to get to a extra detailed degree of settlement for Ukraine after immediately’s…
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 28, 2025
