“You gotta be more thankful,” Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a heated exchange in the Oval Office last Friday. What was meant to be a signing ceremony for a minerals agreement quickly devolved as Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance berated Zelensky for supposedly “gambling with World War III” and accused him of being “disrespectful” — all while talking over him when he tried to respond. Just hours later, U.S. media reported that Trump was considering cutting off all military aid to Ukraine. After a White House meeting on Monday, Trump followed through, ordering a pause on all military aid to Ukraine. As Kyiv braces for the loss of a critical source of its military support, the independent outlet iStories examined just how long Ukraine can hold out without American weapons. Meduza shares an English-language version of their findings.
Meduza in English
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