Vitaly Shevchenko

intelligence, and I understand about 80% of intelligence that helped Ukraine intercept those missiles and target Russian military facilities inside Russia, it used to come from America. So now that's stopped. It will make it much more difficult for Ukraine to... to intercept those missiles.

More aid from Europe and an idea of whether Europe will be able to replace whatever Ukraine's losing in terms of aid not arriving from America.

More aid from Europe and an idea of whether Europe will be able to replace whatever Ukraine's losing in terms of aid not arriving from America.

People are saying, well, look, we've heard words before. Words are worth nothing. One journalist, that's his commentary on what happened in London yesterday. And there's another military analysis account on X that's been commenting on these agreements. And it says, nothing short of boots on the ground and readiness to shoot and be targeted is will be truly affected.

People are saying, well, look, we've heard words before. Words are worth nothing. One journalist, that's his commentary on what happened in London yesterday. And there's another military analysis account on X that's been commenting on these agreements. And it says, nothing short of boots on the ground and readiness to shoot and be targeted is will be truly affected.

So that's the kind of mood in Ukraine. We need more. We need action. But there's cautious optimism as well. One MP, Oleksiy Honcharenko, he welcomes this European initiative to mediate between Ukraine and the USA. He says this is a good start. But then again, he says, how did we end up in a situation when Europe has to mediate between Ukraine and its biggest ally, the United States?

So that's the kind of mood in Ukraine. We need more. We need action. But there's cautious optimism as well. One MP, Oleksiy Honcharenko, he welcomes this European initiative to mediate between Ukraine and the USA. He says this is a good start. But then again, he says, how did we end up in a situation when Europe has to mediate between Ukraine and its biggest ally, the United States?

He says, this is madness. So in a nutshell, there's hope, but also a fair amount of scepticism.

He says, this is madness. So in a nutshell, there's hope, but also a fair amount of scepticism.

At the moment we don't really know. Whatever versions of that deal have been leaked to the press, they don't really say anything about what Ukraine is getting in exchange for... Well, signing off a huge chunk of its mineral wealth.

At the moment we don't really know. Whatever versions of that deal have been leaked to the press, they don't really say anything about what Ukraine is getting in exchange for... Well, signing off a huge chunk of its mineral wealth.

And also let's not forget that this isn't really a straightforward business transaction or an investment agreement, because we are talking about a country that is fighting for its survival, literally. So when people talk about reconstruction and anything that might happen in the future, the big question is, What happens before we get to that point?

And also let's not forget that this isn't really a straightforward business transaction or an investment agreement, because we are talking about a country that is fighting for its survival, literally. So when people talk about reconstruction and anything that might happen in the future, the big question is, What happens before we get to that point?

And this is what Volodymyr Zelensky really, really wants. Security guarantees that will ensure that Ukraine quite simply survives until the point when it can talk about investment and reconstruction and rebuilding the country once this war is over.

And this is what Volodymyr Zelensky really, really wants. Security guarantees that will ensure that Ukraine quite simply survives until the point when it can talk about investment and reconstruction and rebuilding the country once this war is over.

It's a good sign as far as Ukraine is concerned, going from calling Zelensky a dictator to saying, I can't believe I said that and he is Ukraine's best president. That's what Donald Trump said yesterday. But there's been so much contradiction and so many things that are at odds with the facts as we know them in what Donald Trump has said that

It's a good sign as far as Ukraine is concerned, going from calling Zelensky a dictator to saying, I can't believe I said that and he is Ukraine's best president. That's what Donald Trump said yesterday. But there's been so much contradiction and so many things that are at odds with the facts as we know them in what Donald Trump has said that

Many people are actually saying, well, don't really listen to what he's saying. Keep an eye on what he's doing. And yesterday he extended some of America's sanctions, imposing Russia for another year. So today is... Vitaly Shevchenko

Many people are actually saying, well, don't really listen to what he's saying. Keep an eye on what he's doing. And yesterday he extended some of America's sanctions, imposing Russia for another year. So today is... Vitaly Shevchenko

I don't normally use words such as extraordinary in my interviews, but frankly, I cannot recall a time when America's rhetoric on Ukraine was so extraordinarily similar to Russia's rhetoric. and also so different from Europe's and NATO's, let alone Ukraine's. And what this suggests, well, we've got to ask the question whether the United States is still Ukraine's ally.