Frontline reaction to Trump 'freezing' all military aid & Europe's €800bn rearmament plan

Day 1,105.


Today, as President Trump announces he is pausing military aid to
Ukraine, we talk to a Former Counselor of the US Department of
State for his reaction, as well as from those serving on the
front lines in Ukraine.





Contributors:


Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence).
@DomNicholls on X.


Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley
on X.


Dr Eliot A Cohen (former counselor in the United States
Department of State). @EliotACohen on X.





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Content Referenced:


Dr Eliot Cohen's 'Shield of the Republic' episode on the
'Oval Office Ambush':


https://www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-podcast-an-oval-office


Dr Eliot Cohen's Piece on Hegseth in The Atlantic:


https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/02/ukraine-trump-foreign-policy/681685/


EU announces €800bn plan to rearm Europe and win over Trump (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/04/russia-ukraine-war-zelensky-trump-pauses-aid-latest-news/


Europeans move towards seizing €200bn of Russian assets (The
Telegraph): 


https://www.ft.com/content/6536f4c4-42ce-4d8e-a063-5b7f708e7303


Putin is Unlikely to Demobilize in the Event of a Ceasefire
Because He is Afraid of His Veterans (ISW):


https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Afghan%20Syndrome%2C%20February%2023%2C%202025%20PDF.pdf





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