Trump: We gave a lot to Ukraine

Ukraine war

Trump: We gave Ukraine a lot – and they gave us nothing

US President Trump is increasingly toughening his tone towards Ukraine. According to a report, the USA should now also withhold arms deliveries.

US President Donald Trump he has Ukraine lack of compensation for supporting the USA accused. “We gave a lot to Ukraine – they gave us nothing. Don’t forget that,” he said in Washington. Meanwhile, the portal “Axios” reported the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky complain that Washington is holding back arms deliveries.

He is said to have made the accusation at a virtual meeting with US senators from both parties. According to Zelensky, the defense minister approves Pete Hegseth the delivery of Patriot and other air defense missiles, although NATO states had already paid for them, reported “Axios” with reference to a transcript of the meeting. “All of this suggests that a political decision has been made to reduce support for us,” said Zelensky.

As the Washington Post reported, citing people familiar with the matter, the stop also affects deliveries from Ukraine’s other partners, whose delivery depends on approval from Washington.

Meanwhile, Trump continued to tighten the tone Kyiv. Zelensky had previously suggested that Trump was on the wrong side of history with his pro-Kremlin course. Trump said: “Zelenskyj doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” The Ukrainian president is “no real help” in peace efforts, Trump said.