Trump Pauses Aid To Ukraine After Oval Office Blowout With Zelenskyy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : " Trump administration and Ukrainian officials had been expected to sign off on a deal during Zelenskyy's visit last week that would have given the U.S. access to Ukraine's critical minerals in part to pay back more than $180 billion in aid the U.S. has sent Kyiv since the start of the war.
48% : Trump is pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in peace talks with Russia.
48% : Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform about the comments Zelenskyy made late Sunday while speaking to reporters in London.
38% : "It is what I was saying, this guy doesn't want there to be Peace as long as he has America's backing and, Europe, in the meeting they had with Zelenskyy, stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the U.S. -- Probably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia," Trump added in his post.
37% : Trump on Monday, however, suggested he hasn't given up on the economic pact, calling it "a great deal."
36% : A White House official said Trump is focused on reaching a peace deal to end the more than three-year war sparked by Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine, and wants Zelenskyy "committed" to that goal.
34% : Trump at an event at the White House later on Monday referred to Zelenskyy's reported comments, and asserted the Ukrainian leader "better not be right about that."
32% : "And can he and will he make the compromises necessary?" Waltz added another layer of doubt about U.S. support as other high-profile Trump allies have suggested that the relationship between Trump and Zelenskyy is becoming untenable.
31% : " Angela Stent, a former national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council, said Putin is likely in no rush to end the war amid the fissures between Trump and Zelenskyy and Europe and the U.S. about the way ahead.
28% : "If somebody doesn't want to make a deal, I think that person won't be around very long," Trump added.
28% : But Trump was only further irritated by Zelenskyy's suggesting it will take time for the conflict to come to a close.
22% : " Trump took issue with Zelenskyy suggesting it would take time to come to an agreement to end the war.
8% : President Donald Trump on Monday directed a "pause" to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting as Trump seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in peace talks with Russia.

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