Ukraine Pulls in US Diplomat Over Trump Aid Surprise
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The Ukrainian foreign ministry called in a top U.S. diplomat in Kyiv to discuss American military aid to the country, after the Trump Administration scrapped a planned weapons shipment because of concerns about its diminishing stockpiles.
John Ginkel, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, met with Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Mariana Betsa on Wednesday, July 2, after he was invited there by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
"The Ukrainian side emphasized that any delay or slowing down in supporting Ukraine's defense capabilities would only encourage the aggressor to continue war and terror, rather than seek peace," said a release from the foreign ministry.
The ministry added that "strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities and increasing coordinated transatlantic pressure on the aggressor are critically important" to securing peace by ending Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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