Breaking up with Ukraine

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🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Why the humiliation of Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a twisted appeal for Trump's core supporters. And what Europe plans to do about it. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Devan Schwartz, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Kim Eggleston, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy preparing for the European leaders' summit on Ukraine in London. Photo by Justin Tallis - WPA Pool/Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's official.
0:01.9	The United States is breaking up with Ukraine.
0:05.7	Last night, the president suspended military aid to the country.
0:09.2	That's about one billion in arms Ukraine isn't getting until it commits to negotiating peace with Russia.
0:15.4	That move, of course, comes after a perfect meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
0:21.9	At the Oval Office on Friday Friday they talked about playing cards.
0:23.9	You don't have the cards right now.
0:26.2	With us you start having cards.
0:28.0	Right now you don't play cards.
0:29.0	You're playing cards.
0:30.0	You're gambling with the lives of millions of people.
0:34.5	You're gambling with World War III.
0:36.7	They talked about being thankful. Have you said thank you once? There's a lot of people. You're gambling with World War III. They talked about being thankful.
0:38.3	Have you said thank you once this entire being?
0:40.3	They took questions from the crowd.
0:42.3	What are you saying?
0:43.3	She's asking what if Russia brings the ceasefire?
0:46.3	What if anything?
0:48.3	What if the bomb drops on your head right now?
0:51.3	Today explains looking into why humiliating Zelensky appeals to the MAGA base and what Europe
0:57.7	plans to do about it.
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