Aid Rift Deepens

Washington responds to Kyiv’s rejection by tying some future military or budgetary support to renewed engagement with the U.S. peace plan. The rift is politically plausible given the earlier U.S. pressure campaign, but a full cutoff remains less likely because Congress, NATO allies, and the Pentagon still see Ukraine support as strategically important.

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