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U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a suspension of all military aid to Ukraine, escalating pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky mere days after a heated exchange in the Oval Office cast doubt on U.S. support for Kyiv.

A senior Defense Department official told Bloomberg that all U.S. military assistance to Ukraine is on hold until Trump determines that Ukrainian leaders are making a genuine effort toward peace.

The pause affects not only future aid but also weapons already in transit, including shipments on aircraft and ships, as well as equipment awaiting transfer in Poland.

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Edit: changed source from Bloomberg to Kyiv Independent b/c there's no paywall and more detail in the story.

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[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 62 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Ok. Part 1 is done. Part 2 & 3 (order doesn't matter) is that Trump ends sanctions and then stages a massive false flag attack that they then blame on Ukrainian Extremists upset over the ending of support to enact a full police state.

Part 4: ???

Part 5: profit

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 20 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Part 4: USA falls apart

Part 5: China profits

[–] ComeHereOrIHookYou@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Part 6. Trump blames everything on Biden Part 7. Trump also blames Obama

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 10 hours ago

China already owns part of russia

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 15 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Yes, he'll set the ~~Reichstag~~ Capitol on fire and go from there.

[–] Azal@pawb.social 11 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I've been wondering where the US Tiananmen Square is going to be.

[–] AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

The US already bombed black neighbourhoods and murdered unionists, and the police kills "nonwhite" people at astonishing rates, it's just those things aren't talked about in the US at all.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I think the counterpoint is that when something like Kent state happened, the government backed down. The question will be if they're willing to use live rounds in the future and not back down (not that less lethal munitions are much better, but it is different).

[–] AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Kent state happened as a massacre against unarmed students. Tiananmen Square happened after several weeks of protests, in which protestors murdered and burned some soldiers and took their weapons. Only then did the military intervene.

[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

So the military was justified in their actions at tiananmen square?

My point is that the US has not been willing to escalate by using live rounds or military intervention in over half a century (at least to my recollection) against its citizens.

[–] AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com 1 points 37 seconds ago

Not justified, but the western version of the event is extremely falsified. Hakim has a good video on the topic.

My point is that the US has not been willing to escalate by using live rounds

Police violence aside