Is Ukraine Quietly Ditching America?

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. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 🎉 TLDR Party: https://toolong.news/pages/tldr-party 📖 Read our Manifesto: https://tldrnews.co.uk/manifesto Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! ///////////////////////// 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