Donald Trump branded a ‘Russian asset’ as fury erupts at JD Vance’s British troops insult
EXCLUSIVE: US president criticised for withdrawing US military aid to Ukraine as his deputy is slated for comments about UK
A top Tory MP has questioned whether Donald Trump is a Russian asset after the US president’s controversial decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine sparked a fierce backlash. Mr Trump halted all American military equipment not currently in the war-torn country after lashing out again at Volodymyr Zelensky following the pair’s Oval Office spat.
Mr Trump railed against “the worst statement that could have been made by Zelensky” after the Ukrainian president said an end to war with Russia is “very, very far away”. The US president added: “America will not put up with it for much longer!”
The move to suspend military aid seemingly caught Sir Keir Starmer by surprise, with the Prime Minister telling the Commons just hours earlier that he was unaware of any plans by the US.
Donald Trump branded a ‘Russian asset’ as fury erupts at JD Vance’s British troops insult
EXCLUSIVE: US president criticised for withdrawing US military aid to Ukraine as his deputy is slated for comments about UK
JD Vance’s comments about British troops sparked fury (Image: Getty/Fox News)
A top Tory MP has questioned whether Donald Trump is a Russian asset after the US president’s controversial decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine
Mr Trump railed against “the worst statement that could have been made by Zelensky” after the Ukrainian president said an end to war with Russia is “very, very far away”. The US president added: “America will not put up with it for much longer!”
The move to suspend military aid seemingly caught Sir Keir Starmer by surprise, with the Prime Minister telling the Commons just hours earlier that he was unaware of any plans by the US.
Donald Trump’s shock announcement on US military aid to Ukraine took the world by surprise (Image: Getty)
Former Tory environment secretary Graham Stuart blasted: “We have to consider the possibility that President Trump is a Russian asset.
“If so, Trump’s acquisition is the crowning achievement of Putin’s FSB career – and Europe is on its own.”
Mr Trump’s vice-president JD Vance has also compounded British fury after dismissing Britain as “some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”.
Ignoring the hundreds of deaths experienced by the British military alongside the US in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mr Vance told Fox News: “If you want real security guarantees, if you actually want to make sure Vladimir Putin
“That is a way better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years.”
Tory frontbencher Alicia Kearns pointed out that British troops were sent to Bosnia and Iraq, as well as dealing with counter-terrorism operations in Northern Ireland.
She added: “The US forgets that when it triggered Article 5, Europe came to their aid in Afghanistan.”
Article 5 is the NATO security guarantee that an attack on one member of the alliance is an attack on all. It was triggered after the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Sir Keir and French president Emmanuel Macron have said they want to establish a “coalition of the willing”, with European powers putting boots on the ground in Ukraine to uphold any peace deal.
