US threatens to halt Ukraine arms
The US threatened to halt arms sales to Europe for use in Ukraine unless Kyiv stopped striking Russian refineries, the Financial Times reported, accelerating a stunning deterioration in ties between the allies. US President Donald Trump announced an “ energy ceasefire ” between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — whom Trump called to be ousted — told Axios “ was news for me.” US threats over arms and intelligence had “ ruin[ed] the trust completely,” a Ukrainian official said. On Friday, Washington announced it would suspend sanctions on Russian diesel, though for Moscow, “the real benefit isn’t the billions of dollars in fresh revenue,” a CNN correspondent wrote. “It is the wedge this deal… drives right through the heart of the Western alliance.”
The US threatened to halt arms sales to Europe for use in Ukraine unless Kyiv stopped striking Russian refineries, the Financial Times reported, accelerating a stunning deterioration in ties between the allies. ” US threats over arms and intelligence had “ ruin[ed] the trust completely,” a Ukrainian official said. On Friday, Washington announced it would suspend sanctions on Russian diesel, though for Moscow, “the real benefit isn’t the billions of dollars in fresh revenue,” a CNN correspondent wrote. ”