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muriel_volestrangler

(105,494 posts)
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 02:06 PM Jun 2025

Trump administration redirects 20,000 anti-drone missiles meant for Ukraine, Zelensky confirms

President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration diverted 20,000 anti-drone missiles originally intended for Ukraine to American forces in the Middle East, in an interview with ABC News published on June 8.

Zelensky said Ukraine had counted on the missiles to help counter relentless Russian drone attacks, which include swarms of Iranian-designed Shahed-type drones. On June 1, Russia launched a record 472 drones in a single night.
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Zelensky said the plan had been agreed upon with then-U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and was launched under President Joe Biden's administration.

The Wall Street Journal reported on June 4 that the Trump administration had redirected the munitions, which include special fuzes used in advanced rocket systems to intercept drones, toward U.S. forces stationed in the Middle East.

https://kyivindependent.com/trump-redirects-20-000-anti-drone-missiles-meant-for-ukraine-zelensky-confirms/
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Trump administration redirects 20,000 anti-drone missiles meant for Ukraine, Zelensky confirms (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2025 OP
Bastard! Bayard Jun 2025 #1
But not unexpected no_hypocrisy Jun 2025 #6
Trump. Traitor to Freedom & Democracy Captain Zero Jun 2025 #2
If we hear bdamomma Jun 2025 #13
Putin's little bit*h strikes again. Klarkashton Jun 2025 #3
Probably redirected to Russia Hey Joe Jun 2025 #4
Zelensky had to know... OneGrassRoot Jun 2025 #5
Considering Zelenskyy carried off an 18-month-long program called Spiderweb... Hekate Jun 2025 #9
Problem is - then Russia gets revenge and more innocent people die womanofthehills Jun 2025 #20
Two lessons: Appeasement NEVER works, and.... Hekate Jun 2025 #25
He has daily phone calls with putin and my guess is putin reminds him of the videos he can release ImNotGod Jun 2025 #7
Nothing on tape could be worse Marthe48 Jun 2025 #24
Bastard, he just can't stop wendyb-NC Jun 2025 #8
F that orange lunatic newdeal2 Jun 2025 #10
It would be too obvious, if he gave them directly to Putin, that Putin owns him. Norrrm Jun 2025 #11
The day Trump steps down from office because he gets pushed out by his own Baitball Blogger Jun 2025 #12
Because he's an ogre and vladdy insisted Clouds Passing Jun 2025 #14
War Criminal accomplice. Tarzanrock Jun 2025 #15
Simple Iamscrewed Jun 2025 #16
Fuck the sickly demented orange asswipe for hurting Ukrainians this way and helping his BFF Pooty lark Jun 2025 #17
Bastard. Trump wants more Ukrainians to die. highplainsdem Jun 2025 #18
Under orders from Vlad. spanone Jun 2025 #19
He's actively complicit in Putin's war against Ukraine. Crunchy Frog Jun 2025 #21
Aid and comfort to an enemy. 3825-87867 Jun 2025 #22
OMFG TREASON! SunSeeker Jun 2025 #23
trump is supporting Putin LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2025 #26
We used to help people. Now we screw them. rickyhall Jun 2025 #27
The fucking asshole illegally occuping the White House has a history of that sort of thing. Initech Jun 2025 #29
Fucking asshole!!! Initech Jun 2025 #28
trump is an asshole LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2025 #30

Captain Zero

(8,711 posts)
2. Trump. Traitor to Freedom & Democracy
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 02:09 PM
Jun 2025

May he rot in hell.

How can we be sure they didn't end up in Russia? We can't. So I assume that's where they went.

bdamomma

(69,134 posts)
13. If we hear
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 02:50 PM
Jun 2025

of more strikes and people dying the felon redirected them to Russia to go against Ukraine. He is a fucking traitor, and should be just arrested. He's a sick dangerous thing.

OneGrassRoot

(23,926 posts)
5. Zelensky had to know...
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 02:15 PM
Jun 2025

he can’t count on this administration for anything, other than sabotage. He probably has accounted for that.

Hekate

(100,131 posts)
9. Considering Zelenskyy carried off an 18-month-long program called Spiderweb...
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 02:35 PM
Jun 2025

…in total silence until Russian aircraft went Ka-Boom, and that none of trump’s admin were told a thing — I’m pretty sure he’s accounted for that.

Slava Ukraini

womanofthehills

(10,686 posts)
20. Problem is - then Russia gets revenge and more innocent people die
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 04:44 PM
Jun 2025

This war can’t go on forever. Over a million men from both sides are dead or have severe injuries— lots of amputees.

Hekate

(100,131 posts)
25. Two lessons: Appeasement NEVER works, and....
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 06:43 PM
Jun 2025

…Russia was ALWAYS going to reduce Ukraine to rubble. This was going to be the case since the day Russia took Crimea away from Ukraine.

Please bear these things in mind when calling for peace with Russia/Putin. Putin will not stop. He must be stopped.

ImNotGod

(1,194 posts)
7. He has daily phone calls with putin and my guess is putin reminds him of the videos he can release
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 02:18 PM
Jun 2025

probably of him having sex with underage girls while in russia, or worse. There is also the billions of russian loans that need to be paid back by destroying everything democracy related.

Marthe48

(22,628 posts)
24. Nothing on tape could be worse
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 05:02 PM
Jun 2025

Than what we see live every single day.

And it seems like nothing he does is bad enough to for anyone to stop him.

newdeal2

(4,693 posts)
10. F that orange lunatic
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 02:38 PM
Jun 2025

All that fat bastard does all day is please Putin. I guess he doesn't know Russia is laughing at him, not with him.

Norrrm

(3,872 posts)
11. It would be too obvious, if he gave them directly to Putin, that Putin owns him.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 02:44 PM
Jun 2025

But he can give Vlad an advantage by denying them to Ukraine.

So that Putin can continue to target civilians with Donald's blessing.

Baitball Blogger

(51,635 posts)
12. The day Trump steps down from office because he gets pushed out by his own
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 02:46 PM
Jun 2025

political circle will be known as Liberation Day for the entire world.

 

Tarzanrock

(1,250 posts)
15. War Criminal accomplice.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 03:33 PM
Jun 2025

This treasonous rat bastard Turd should be prosecuted along with Putin as a war criminal accomplice by International Court of Justice at the Hague.

lark

(25,850 posts)
17. Fuck the sickly demented orange asswipe for hurting Ukrainians this way and helping his BFF Pooty
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 03:37 PM
Jun 2025

Karma seems to not be in play for him for some fucked up reason or maybe it's so huge it's just taking it's time. I will rejoice when karma hits and he dies and hopefully it's really soon.

3825-87867

(1,780 posts)
22. Aid and comfort to an enemy.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 04:56 PM
Jun 2025

And 200 republican ex Americans in Congress agreeing to help an enemy.

Initech

(107,241 posts)
29. The fucking asshole illegally occuping the White House has a history of that sort of thing.
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 07:27 PM
Jun 2025

Guess that's the part of the Art Of The Deal they don't want you to know about.

Initech

(107,241 posts)
28. Fucking asshole!!!
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 07:26 PM
Jun 2025

He needs to get out of the Oval Office now, he and his thug regime are a threat to the United States and to our allies!

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