Breaking: Trump Considering Cutting Off Shipments of Military Aid to Ukraine After Oval Office Blow-Out With Zelensky: Report
Kristinn Taylor, Gateway Pundit, Feb. 28, 2025
(https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/breaking-trump-considering-cutting-shipments-military-aid-ukraine/)
The Washington Post reported late Friday afternoon President Donald Trump is considering cutting off shipments of military aid to Ukraine following his blow-out meeting in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vice President J.D. Vance.
Zelensky was rude and argued at length with Trump and Vance over U.S. support for Ukraine and Trump’s efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Afterward, Trump ordered Zelensky out of the White House and canceled a planned luncheon and press conference with Zelensky to mark what was to be the signing of a mineral deal to enhance economic ties between the U.S. and Ukraine.
Excerpt from the brief report by the Post:
The Trump administration is considering ending all ongoing shipments of military aid to Ukraine in response to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s remarks in the Oval Office on Friday and his perceived intransigence in the peace process, a senior administration official told The Washington Post.
The decision, if made, would apply to billions of dollars of radars, vehicles, ammunition and missiles awaiting shipment to Ukraine through the presidential drawdown authority, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic.
The consideration of withholding arms for Ukraine as it fends off a full-scale invasion from Russia underscores the dramatic plunge in relations between the erstwhile allies following the contentious Oval Office exchange between Zelensky, Trump and Vance.
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) February 28, 2025
The official pushed back on the notion that Trump and Vance’s confrontation with Zelensky was premeditated, and noted that efforts were made to strike a more positive tone in planning ahead of the meeting as indicated by Trump’s dropping of his accusation that Zelensky is a…
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) February 28, 2025