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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sammy Gecsoyler

Trump suspending US intelligence sharing is ‘suffocating’ Ukraine’s hope, says Ben Wallace

Ben Wallace speaking in front of UK flag
Ben Wallace was defence secretary when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Caroline Chia/Reuters

Ben Wallace, the former UK defence secretary, has said Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US intelligence sharing with Kyiv is “suffocating” Ukrainian hope of holding out against Russian aggression.

Last Friday, the US president, along with the vice-president, JD Vance, berated Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office in full view of the media, telling the Ukrainian president that he was “gambling with world war three” and to come back to the White House “when he is ready for peace”.

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