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Originally Posted by MegaErtz
So it looks like the war will be over soon, Zelensky has until Friday to accept Trump's "peace plan" or he's going to get steamrolled by Russia.
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Given that the US hasn't really provided direct aid to Ukraine in almost a year, I'm not sure what difference you expect it to make if if they cut that. Certainly not enough for Russia to "steamroll" Ukraine given how little the front has moved recently.
To be sure, the US is still sending lots of weapons to Ukraine. But they're weapons that are bought from US manufacturers by Europe. If Trump is threatening to cut that off, he's bluffing. He's not going to damage the US defense industry to the degree that such a move would do.
All that leaves is intelligence aid. Losing that would hurt Ukraine and tilt things towards Russia, but the difference that would make isn't anywhere near what you're suggesting. Basically their air defense systems wouldn't be as effective.