Main points
- The US has suspended military aid to Ukraine to conduct a weapons audit, raising doubts about the reality of the reasons for the decision.
- Yuriy Romanyuk believes that this is part of a coordinated scenario of pressure on Ukraine from the Trump administration and the Kremlin, since the US continues to supply other countries.
- Volodymyr Zelensky responded to the situation, he reported on working with the American side to clarify the details.
On July 2, the United States announced that it was suspending military aid supplies to Ukraine. The decision was explained by the fact that they wanted to conduct an audit and check how much weapons remained in warehouses.
The statements of the American military about conducting an audit look very strange. As the chairman of the public organization “Ukraine in NATO” Yuriy Romanyuk noted to 24 Kanal, all weapons are already accounted for, each unit is entered into the registers.
One agreed scenario
It is difficult to find logic in the new statements of the Pentagon. Even if we believe that they want to clarify the quantity of weapons in warehouses, it is still unclear why supplies were stopped only to Ukraine. After all, the US continues to provide its resources to Europe, Israel, Taiwan.
Regarding the accounting, it sounds even more absurd. Each shell, cartridge or missile is documented. They are scanned with special scanners, all this is accounted for electronically. The Pentagon receives this data.
That is, they want to say that they do not know how many Patriot missiles they have? They do not know how many the plant produces per month? So why do they continue to supply the Middle East? The Pentagon knows everything perfectly well, – emphasized Yuriy Romanyuk.
In addition, Trump is lifting sanctions against Syria, and this package included many restrictions against Russia. In the 6 months of his presidency, he has not adopted any sanctions against the aggressor country. But in the first weeks in office, he suspended aid to Ukraine and the exchange of intelligence.
Now we see a similar decision again. The weapons that were already in Polish warehouses will not be sent to Ukraine. This is happening against the backdrop of talks about a new round of negotiations with Russia. Thus, our country is being put in an extremely disadvantageous and difficult position.
There is no coincidence here. This is all one agreed scenario of pressure on Ukraine from the Trump administration and the Kremlin, – emphasized Yuriy Romanyuk.
Russia wants to fight against Ukraine even before late autumn and Trump supports this with his actions. He weakens the position of our state, deliberately does not provide weapons, and any explanations look like cynical lies.
Let us recall that the US wants to check whether providing aid to Ukraine does not pose a threat to their national interests. The US Ambassador to NATO explained that America's security should come first, the country should prepare for any challenges.
Volodymyr Zelensky responded to the situation. He listened to reports from Ukrainian officials and said that work with the American side is continuing. All the details are being clarified, in particular regarding the supply of air defense systems.
