Overview
- Vance, speaking at a Turning Point USA event on Tuesday, called stopping U.S. funding and weapons for Ukraine one of the administration’s proudest actions.
- Under President Trump, Washington ended nearly all new support to Kyiv, leaving European governments to finance and procure most of Ukraine’s military needs.
- Recent European moves include a British package with a £752 million payment and 120,000 drones, plus a deal Zelensky signed with Norway to produce drones.
- Ukraine reports delivery delays and a shortage of air-defense ammunition during sustained Russian strikes, with supply strains tied to wider regional conflicts.
- The comments drew online anger after Vance told a Ukrainian-American that Americans should put the United States first, while political change in Hungary could reopen EU financing for Kyiv.