How Ukraine Learned to Live Without America

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Relations between Ukraine and the US have continued to strain under the Trump administration, and it now looks like Zelenskyy is trying to reduce their reliance on American support. So in this video, we’ll explain the reason behind this ongoing shift.

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Sources:

Ukrainian alternative to US Patriot missiles
https://www.ft.com/content/c5839dd4-c4e9-4503-a605-67dcef053845?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5842118-patriot-thaad-prsm-expenditure-iran/

Ukraine becoming self-sufficient
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/27/world/video/drone-warfare-ambassador-of-ukraine-to-us-digvid-vrtc
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/2/21/ukraine-is-switching-to-self-reliance-mode

Ukraine’s robot army
https://united24media.com/defense-tech/ukraines-robot-army-has-already-completed-50000-battlefield-missions-this-year-19688
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/30/europe/ukraine-robots-drones-russia-war-intl

US military aid to Ukraine
https://media.defense.gov/2025/Jan/09/2003626080/-1/-1/1/UKRAINE-FACT-SHEET-JAN-9-2025.PDF
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/07/biden-ukraine-funding-bill-mexico-border
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-stalled-u-s-aid-for-ukraine-exemplifies-gops-softening-stance-on-russia
https://abcnews.com/Politics/fact-checking-trumps-claims-amount-us-aid-ukraine/story?id=119167409
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/04/us-military-aid-ukraine-pause-trump-zelenskyy-updates

Zelenskyy meets with E3 leaders in London (June 2026)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7xr1g3nvvo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8d9jdvvpyo

European mediation efforts
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77972
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/28/eu-will-never-be-a-neutral-mediator-between-ukraine-and-russia-says-kallas
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/world/europe/ukraine-europe-russia-us-peace-talks.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/05/volodymyr-zelenskyy-open-letter-to-putin-full-text-russia-ukraine-war

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