
After months of threats, Donald Trump has officially cut all US military aid to Ukraine, leaving the country to fend off Russia’s invasion without American support.
Is this just a negotiation tactic to pressure Volodymyr Zelensky into signing the Ukraine minerals deal? Or is it a long-term shift in US foreign policy? One thing is certain: the decision is a major win for Vladimir Putin.
Joining Kamal and Camilla, The Telegraph’s Defence and Foreign Affairs Editor, Con Coughlin, breaks down why this military aid was crucial and how long Ukraine can hold out with only European backing.
Meanwhile, Verity Bowman reports from Dnipro, where Ukrainian soldiers remain defiant despite losing US support.
Plus, we unpack the controversy surrounding Vice President JD Vance’s remarks on America’s minerals deal being “way better” than a security guarantee from a country that “hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”—a statement many saw as a dig at Britain and France, though he has since denied it.
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