The situation at an overview: Trump exposes US aids – Ukraine is worried about support

Ukraine must fear the payment of already approved US aids. According to several media reports, the US State Department ordered a 90-day stop by President Donald Trump to a large part of the foreign aid. “Politico” and the “Wall Street Journal” unanimously reported that military aid for Israel and Egypt was excluded. There was no question of the Ukraine attacked by Russia. So far, the United States is the largest supporter in Ukraine.

“Politico” made it clear that it is unclear what extent the guideline had – and whether it affects Ukraine, US military aid. However, it seems to temporarily stop funds for allies such as Ukraine, as the portal reported current and former officials from the ministry.

The Foreign Ministry initially did not give a statement on request. The US Congress had released new funds of around $ 61 billion (58 billion euros) for Ukraine last spring. The majority of the money was issued by Joe Biden until the end of the term – but not everything.

Trump wants to re -evaluate after the motto “America First”

The guideline of the new Secretary of State Marco Rubio means that the US government, which is no longer already approved by the US government, should be distributed to programs, reported “Politico”, citing his sources.

On his first day in office, Trump had ordered a 90-day break for the issue of development aid to re-evaluate it. Accordingly, only funds that are in line with the President’s foreign policy – i.e. in the national interest of the United States – are to be paid out. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can take out certain programs.

Selenskyj: Putin wants to manipulate Trump

The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj accused his Russian adversary Vladimir Putin with a view of Trump’s efforts to put an end to war in Ukraine, deception and attempts to manipulate. “In particular, he wants to manipulate the president of the President of the United States of America,” said Selenskyj in his evening video address. However, he was confident that these Russian attempts would fail.

Putin had spoken out a few hours earlier for an early meeting with Trump to talk to him about all questions that were of interest to Russia and the USA. This had come across sharp criticism in Kyiv. The Kremlin boss attempts to promote the idea of ​​negotiations with the United States wrote Selenskyj’s Chancellor Andrij Jermak on Telegram. “But he has a condition – he wants to negotiate the fate of Europe – without Europe. And he wants to talk about Ukraine – without Ukraine.”

The Kremlin boss has largely been isolated in the West since the beginning of the war. “It is indeed better if we meet on the basis of today’s realities to talk about all the areas that are of interest to both the United States and Russia,” he interpreted willingness to talk to Trump to. “We are ready.”

Putin was rather cautious about the inclusion of Ukraine in any conversations that could lead to an end to the fight. Kiev will “have to abolish the ban on talks with Russia under the pressure of the West, which provides Ukraine,” said Putin. At his command, his army was marched to Ukraine almost three years ago. Thousands of people have already died through the war; He has led to far -reaching destruction. Trump had announced a few hours after his inauguration on Monday that he wanted to talk to Putin as quickly as possible.

Pistorius warns: “Putin is preparing”

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius urgently warned of the end of the aid for Ukraine in the defense against the Russian war of aggression. “When we stop supporting Ukraine tomorrow, the end of Ukraine is there the end of a sovereign, free state in the middle of Europe,” said the SPD politician in Peine in Lower Saxony. Ukraine must be able to act from a position of the strength and possibly be able to negotiate at some point.

Pistorius replied voices that demand the support of support because it is not Germany’s war: “Right is not our war, but it can become our”. Anyone who listens to Putin can only come to one conclusion: “Putin is preparing,” warned the Minister of Defense. “We don’t know if and when, but he is preparing,” he added. “He creates the prerequisites for seriously threatening us.”

Selenskyj: Russian drones are built with western parts

According to Selenskyjs, the fight drones with which the Russian armed forces have been attacking Ukraine regularly for months are built with foreign components. The so-called Kamikaze drones originally delivered by Iran are now made in a work in the Russian sub-Republic of Tatarstan on the assembly line. “And although these” Shaheds “are actually Russian, they could not have been produced there without foreign deliveries,” he said.

As an example, he stated that a total of 2,635 components from other countries were in the 31 drones that were shot down from the air defense last night. These included chips, switches, transmission and reception devices. In this context, Selenskyj demanded better embargo controls in the west.

Ukraine threatens new defeat on the edge of Donbass

After severe fighting for the city of Welyka Novosilka on the edge of Donbass, the Ukrainian units have a further defeat. As the government -related Ukrainian military channel “Deep State” reported in the evening, Russian troops had already established themselves in the city center and started combating the last resistance nests. The Russian Ministry of Defense had previously reported on a successful breakthrough of its units in Welyka Novosilka.

Welyka Novosilka was a small town with around 5,300 inhabitants before the war. It is the southwestern front section in the Donetsk area, close to the border to the Saporischschja area.