Kramatorsk in Ukraine is less than 20 miles from the front line. (Image: Getty)
Residents of war-torn Kramatorsk, just 20 miles from the front line in , have said they will “keep fighting” despite ‘s pause on aid. The US president announced the move on Monday, sparking fears that could take the upperhand the in war as Kyiv heavily relies on foreign assistance.
An anonymous White House official said the pause will continue until shows a commitment to However, the people who will experience the impacts firsthand said they feel “abandoned” as their country will lose over £790 million in crucial arms. Kramatorsk local Lila said she knew four people from her town who have died in the war, and pleaded for the help of “the entire world”.
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Kramatorsk residents spoke out against Donald Trump’s pause of military aid. (Image: Getty)
She told : “America has abandoned . I worked for 30 years in a kindergarten and four of the children I once cared for have now grown up and are lying in the alley of heroes in Kramatorsk.
“For the sake of the children who are still alive, we must keep fighting – we need the help of the entire world. Of course we are all tired of this war.”
Nataliya, 52, felt the same. She accused and called on the UK to provide Ukriane with “security guarantees” as US support dwindles.
She told the outlet: “I cannot comprehend how such horrific things are happening in the 21st century. What do I think of Trump? I will not resort to name-calling.
“This is a betrayal. The US has, in some way, guaranteed our security over these past three years of full-scale war. But now, I do not feel it.
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Kramatorsk residents said “America has abandoned Ukraine”. (Image: Getty)
“I want to hear from our friends in the UK about some kind of security guarantees for my country, for my children, for my grandchildren.”
Since the full-scale invasion over thee years ago, the US government has from Congress and Department of Defence (DoD) budgets.
The money primarily goes into the manufacture of weapons then shipped to , including air defence systems, missiles, helicopters, tanks, coastal defence systems and body armour.
Other funding is also allocated to replenish US weapons and ammunitions stocks that were depleted to help .