We will last six months’ if Trump pulls US military aid from Ukraine



Kyiv, Ukraine – Ahead of the emergency summit in Paris on Europe’s response to being excluded from US-Russia peace talks, Ukraine’s president warned of his country’s bleak future if US military aid is cut.

“[W]e will have low chance – low chance to survive without support of the United States,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview on the NBC news programme Meet the Press.

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In December, US President Donald Trump said he was open to the idea of reducing military aid to Ukraine.

In a move that could further strain relations, Zelenskyy rejected a proposed US agreement granting Washington access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals in exchange for continued military aid.

The refusal, along with Trump’s recent statements and private calls with both Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, have raised fresh uncertainty about Washington’s long-term support for Kyiv.

Relying on Europe

With US support uncertain, Europe faces mounting pressure to fill the gap.

During the February 14-16 Munich Security Conference, Zelenskyy appeared to respond to Trump’s actions and comments by raising the issue of Europe building its “own military”.