US President Donald Trump dey put pressure on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept new peace plan wey go end di conflict wit Russia. Di plan, wey US and Russian envoys hammer out, dey come wit deadline and threat: Sign am or face di risk of being abandoned.
Trump talk say Zelensky “go haf to like” di US plan, e dey show say e no dey in di mood to negotiate. Since den, Trump don dey send mixed messages, e dey say di plan no be im final offer but e add say if Zelensky no accept am, e fit “continue to fight im little heart out.”
Zelensky recognize di stark choice for somber speech wey e give di nation on Friday, e dey cast di plan as choice between losing di United States as ally and giving in to Russian demands, wey many of di 28 points dey cater to.
Di Consequences of Rejecting Di Plan
If Kyiv lose US support, di consequences go dey grave for im weapons supplies and access to intelligence, e go dey compound existing crises: lack of soldiers, financial crunch and deepening lack of confidence among Ukrainians for presidency wey scandal don dey taint.
Above all, rejecting di proposal go herald existential separation from di US, wit massive strategic implications for Ukraine and im European backers. E go risk di US turning im back on di conflict altogether, reneging on pledges of security guarantee for Ukraine and telling not just Zelensky but di Europeans: You dey on your own.
Di Weapons Pipeline
Not getting US weapons go hurt Ukraine, but no be as much as e for don do three years ago. Dat dey partly because di conflict don change so much: Tanks, anti-tank weapons and armored vehicles now dey play subordinate role to di ever-present drones.
And e dey partly because di weapons pipeline from Europe dey bigger than dat from di US. From di start of di war through June 2025, Europe don...