Putin Is On The Verge Of Losing Crimea

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39. Yes, BUT: Blood on Trump's Hands as Ukraine Runs Out of Missiles and Russia Runs Wild

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221353195


https://itskeifer.substack.com/p/blood-on-trumps-hands-as-ukraine

Long snip here. PLease go to the link to read. I was unsure what to snip because it's all important. The point is that Russia is continuing to hit civilian targets and Ukraine needs interceptor missiles to stop them: "Ukraine’s Air Force confirmed that all 29 ballistic missiles launched by Russia during the overnight assault struck their targets. This was not bad luck. This was not a tactical failure. This was a direct result of one thing: Ukraine has run critically low on Patriot interceptor missiles. And one man refuses to send more. "

Trump’s Betrayal

President Volodymyr Zelensky has been begging for Patriot missiles for months. He has asked for licenses to manufacture them in Ukraine. He has pleaded with NATO allies and the United States to send interceptors that are sitting in stockpiles.

“As long as Patriot missiles remain in our allies’ stockpiles, Russia is only encouraged to keep ‘vanquishing’ residential buildings,” Zelensky said after the attack. “The United States and Europe have enough strength to stop this terror”.

But the Trump administration has not only refused to send additional Patriot missiles — it has halted key weapons shipments altogether. The White House excluded funding for military aid to Ukraine from its record-breaking $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027. This follows a pattern of withholding assistance that has left Ukraine exposed and bleeding.

Critics have accused Trump of actively undermining Ukraine while aiding Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has cut off all military aid — “even though Europe will pay for the weapons,” one columnist noted — including the very air defense systems Kyiv desperately needs to stop the ballistic missiles raining down on civilians. Trump has blood on his hands. Again.