Russia has the decision of Donald Trump to reduce the help of Ukraine and claims that the withdrawal of weapons 'will probably be the best contribution to the cause of peace'.
'It is clear that the United States has so far been the most important supplier of this war. If the United States is no longer (a weapon supplier) or suspend these supplies, this will probably be the best contribution to the cause of peace, “said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov today.
Peskov was careful to accept the reports of a break in American help and said the details should be seen.
“If this is true, then this is a decision that can really encourage the KYIV regime to (come) the peace process,” he said.
But the reports have already led to anger in Ukraine, wider Europe and the United States, with critics accusing Trump of reconciliation and warning 'thousands will die' as a result of the latest 'shock' twist in the US foreign policy.
Ukrainian parliament member Oleksiy Goncharsko told Sky News that the 'break' would create a 'catastrophic situation' in Ukraine and 'Encouraging Putin', making 'things worse for everyone'.
“I understand that we currently have a crisis in relationships after Friday's meeting in the Oval Office, but I just want to ask Donald Trump to reconsider … Maybe just give us some time to get out of this because this is catastrophic for us,” he said.
Relations between Ukraine and the United States were soured after a disastrous public meeting between the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zensky and Donald Trump on Friday.
Crisis interviews in London on Sunday culminated with reassuring the donors of Ukraine in Europe – but a lost remark from Zensky that the end of the war still looked 'very, very far away' on Trump's anger on Monday.
An official of the White House said on Monday: “The president has been clear that he is concentrating on peace. We also need our partners to work for that purpose. We pause and assess our help to ensure that it contributes to a solution. '
The site of a Russian drone strike, amidst Russia attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine in this hand -Out photo released on March 4, 2025
The location of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, in the midst of Russian attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine March 4, 2025
Vladimir Putin lives on 3 March a meeting with head of the Republic of Tatarstan in Moscow
Oleksandr Merezhko, head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Ukrainian parliament, told the BBC that the move came 'like a shock' for Ukraine.
'On the surface it looks like a disastrous decision, especially now. We urgently need American … support.
“To suspend military aid to Ukraine, it looks like the cladding with Russia and it is extremely dangerous.”
He said, “As far as I know,” the suspension also includes air defense systems, which have been vital to protect citizens against the Russian bombing of population centers.
“Stopping help now means to help Putin (Russian President Vladimir),” he said Reuters.
'At first glance this looks really bad. It seems that he pushes us to capitulation, which means (accepting) the requirements of Russia. '
He added: “This is worse than Munich, because at least they did not try to paint Czechoslovakia as an aggressor, but here they try to accuse the victim of aggression – it is extremely dangerous.”
Training Ukrainian troops prior to the commitment at an unknown location in the Donetsk region, on January 22, 2025
US President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zensky met each other in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, 28 February
Firefighters work to bring a fire on the fifth floor of a residential building after a Russian Shahed -Drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine on March 2
Poland also suggested that cutting help would come to helping Putin in the war and at the negotiating table.
“A sovereign, pro-Western Ukraine that can defend itself means a stronger and safer Poland,” wrote Prime Minister Donald Tusk on X.
'In political unrest and growing chaos, this is what counts the most. The person who questions this obvious truth contributes to Putin's triumph. Understand?'
A spokesperson for the British government said: “We remain absolutely committed to securing a permanent peace in Ukraine and are working on important allies to support this effort. It is the right thing to do and is in our interest in doing this. '
Tory MP Graham Stuart, a former Foreign Minister, wrote on X that 'we must consider the possibility that President Trump is a Russian active.
“If so, Trump's acquisition is the crowning of Putin's FSB career – and Europe is alone.”
The auxiliary decision was also undergoing anger in the United States.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a top democrat in the Senate Committee Foreign Relations, said: “By freezing military aid to Ukraine, President Trump has opened the door wide for Putin to escalate his violent aggression against innocent Ukrainians.
“The consequences will undoubtedly be devastating.”
Ukrainian soldiers of the 93rd Brigade live the combat exercises at outside the Pokrovsk, Ukraine on February 13, 2025
Paramedics grab the bodies of two civilians who were killed after a Russian artillery attack on costiantyynivka, Ukraine, on February 20, 2025
An M142 Himars launches a rocket on Russian position on December 29, 2023 in Ukraine
An American officer who is familiar with the case told CNN that the stopping of the help could take a few days or weeks to be felt.
They said the effect would be serious, even if other countries try to fill the emptiness.
“There is a capacity gap that Europe cannot fill alone,” said the civil servant.
Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said CNN that it would probably be felt within two to four months with a 'paralyzing' impact.
Trump seems to have made the switch in an attempt to bend the will of Ukraine to sign a critical minerals deal; His vice -president, JD Vance, acknowledged in an interview with Fox News on Monday that '20, 000 troops of a random country' would not be sufficient to retain peace in the case of a ceasefires.
Vance said that giving the economic benefit of Americans in the future of Ukraine 'was a' much better security guarantee 'for Ukraine. The US hopes to push Kyiv to sign a deal with which America can get wealth from the natural resources of Ukraine, which they claim to buy investments in the long -term safety of the country.
Zelensky argues that Putin cannot be trusted not to invade again, and cited 25 times that Russia has stopped since 2014 -the fires have broken. Ukraine had already been chosen for considerable American investments before Putin de Krim in 2014 annexed.
Ukrainian soldiers from the 3rd tank brigade of the Ukrainian ground troops ride a T-72 tank on an unknown location in the Kharkiv region on February 10, 2025
Tracers and explosions are seen in the night sky as Ukrainian soldiers in the drone during a Russian drone strike, amid Russian attack on Ukraine, in Kiev, Ukraine 23 February
British soldiers are attacking an attack on February 17, 2025 in Smardan, Romania
In a post on X yesterday, Zensky explained his position:
'The basic scenario is to maintain positions and to create conditions for the correct diplomacy to achieve the fastest possible end of this war with just peace. We need peace, true and honest peace – not an endless war. And security guarantees are essential.
'The absence of security guarantees for Ukraine 11 years ago, Russia allowed the occupation of Crimea and the War in Donbas. Later, the absence of security guarantees enables a full invasion to launch a full scale, and now, due to the lack of clear security guarantees, Russia continues to feed this war. The world sees this and the world recognizes it.
“Today we continued our work with European partners on a special diplomatic and security architecture that can bring us closer to peace.”
Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director -General of the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) in London, warned that the 'Nightmare Section' would be followed if the US present Ukraine with a deal that accepts the most of the Russian requirements 'and then tells Okraine'.
'The European range of' boots on the spot 'has helped a deal to reassure Ukraine. But the debate has now continued. And what will count in particular is how far the UK and Europe are willing to help Ukraine in spite of the US, “he said.
To make up for the shortage, Europe would probably have to double the annual artillery -Production to compensate '.
'It could dig deeper into his own reserves of other weapons. The problem is that although Europe has donated more in value terms, it also offers many different weapons and vehicle types, which means that the Ukrainian force operates an awkward variety of equipment, making training more complicated '.
Chalmers concluded by saying that withholding help was not 'neutrality' but made 'Russian aggression possible'.
