Did the US pull the plug on Ukrainian strikes in Russian territory utilizing the US-provided missiles?
After the historic summit between Donald J. Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska, it was stipulated that Russia and Ukraine would negotiate the subsequent assembly of Putin with Kiev chief Volodymyr Zelensky.
To the shock of completely nobody, Zelensky and his Euro-Globalist mentors have muddied the waters significantly – whereas Russia is placing its foot down and insisting on their long-known calls for.
From a distance, Trump has decried the dearth of progress, and stated that in two weeks he could impose sanctions and tariffs (on Russia), or else he could pull again from the peace course of and let it play out.
Then, yesterday, the Kiev regime attacked the Druzhba pipeline for the third time, chopping the circulate of Russian crude oil to Hungary and Slovakia, endangering their vitality safety.
Trump responded to a criticism by his long-time ally Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán saying that he was ‘very indignant about it’.
Coincidence or not, right here’s what was reported as we speak, initially by the WSJ (behind a paywall):
Reuters reported:
“The Pentagon has been quietly blocking Ukraine from utilizing U.S.-made long-range Military Tactical Missile Programs (ATACMS) to strike targets inside Russia, limiting Kyiv’s potential to make use of these weapons in its protection towards Moscow’s invasion, the Wall Avenue Journal reported on Saturday, citing U.S. officers.
The information got here as U.S. President Donald Trump has grown extra pissed off publicly over the three-year-old battle and his incapacity to safe a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.”
“Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth has ultimate say over use of the long-range weapons, the Journal stated.
Neither Ukraine’s presidential workplace nor the protection ministry instantly responded to Reuters’ request for a remark exterior enterprise hours. The White Home and the Pentagon additionally didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.”
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