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... what anybody else would’ When asked Friday if Russian President Vladimir Putin was taking advantage of the U.S. pause on intelligence-sharing to attack Ukraine, Trump responded: “I think he’s doing what anybody else would.” Zelenskyy did not mention intelligence-sharing Saturday, but said he welcomed Trump's ...
But Trump, in an exchange with reporters, shrugged off the notion that Putin is taking advantage of the intelligence pause to inflict more pain on Ukraine. “I think he’s doing what anybody else would,” Trump said of Putin. And Trump again questioned whether Zelenskyy is committed to getting a ...
... strike and decoy drones, Ukraine's air force said. Their primary target was Ukraine's natural gas extraction facilities, it said. For the first time, Ukraine deployed French Mirage-2000 warplanes delivered a month ago to help repel the attack, according to the air force. Ukraine also has Western-supplied ...
Nick Schifrin: But 5,000 miles away, Special Envoy to Ukraine in Russia Keith Kellogg blamed Zelenskyy for the U.S. decision to pause intelligence and military aid. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg: You don't negotiate peace discussions in public. You don't try to challenge the president of the ...
... month, President Donald Trump has overturned old certainties about U.S. reliability as a security partner, as he embraces Russia and withdraws American support for Ukraine. On Monday, Trump ordered a pause to U.S. military supplies to Ukraine as he sought to press President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in ...
... intelligence is sovereign,” Lecornu said. “We have intelligence that we allow Ukraine to benefit from.” Lecornu's office later said the sharing of intelligence with Ukraine is not a novelty but “a continuity of service.” Lecornu added that following the U.S. decision to suspend all military aid to Ukraine ...
... and Portugal. Europe’s largest economy, Germany, has more room to borrow, with a debt level of 62 percent of GDP. Pressing security needs in UkrainePart of any security plan would be to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian attacks such as the one that hit Zelenskyy's hometown overnight ...
The U.S. gives Ukraine radar and situational awareness of Russian launches inside of Russia and Belarus. Think Russian jets with bombs that hit Ukraine, Russian drones, Russian missiles. A U.S. official and a congressional official understand to me that this kind of -- quote -- "imminent force protection" will be ...
... medical manufacturing. “The president knows that, look, if you want real security guarantees, if you want to actually ensure that Vladimir Putin does not invade Ukraine again, the very best security guarantee is to give Americans economic upside in the future of Ukraine,” Vance said in the Fox interview. Trump ...
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