The U.S. has been Ukraine맥스카지노�s biggest military backer since Russia맥스카지노�s full-scale invasion began three years ago. The suspension of that aid by the Trump administration doesn맥스카지노�t mean Ukraine맥스카지노�s defenses will quickly collapse.But it's a major blow that threatens to remove some of the most formidable weapons in Ukraine맥스카지노�s battlefield arsenal, and ratchets up pressure on Kyiv to accept a peace agreement.Here맥스카지노�s a look at the decision and its implications.How much of Ukraine맥스카지노�s aid comes from the US?The United States has given the Ukrainians more than $180 billion in assistance since Russia launched an all-out war on Feb. 24, 2022, including more than $66.5 billion in military aid.Washington provides about 20% of Ukraine맥스카지노�s military supplies, and that fifth includes the most lethal and important equipment, including longer-range missiles and Patriot air defense systems that can shoot down the most powerful Russian projectiles.American military assistance also goes far beyond weapons and ammunition.Ukrainian troops rely on satellite communications systems supplied by Elon Musk맥스카지노�s Starlink to communicate on the front line, and on American intelligence to track Russian troop movements and select targets for Ukrainian strikes. If the U.S. stops sharing data from satellites and other assets, it would badly affect Ukraine맥스카지노�s capability to strike back at Russia, and Ukraine맥스카지노�s other allies lack the resources to fill the gap.맥스카지노�A lot will depend on what맥스카지노�s covered by the American suspension,맥스카지노� said Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director-general of defense think-tank RUSI. 맥스카지노�Will they suspend all technical assistance to Ukraine? That would have a more dramatic, more rapid impact than simply stopping the pipeline of arms.맥스카지노�Why has Trump cut it off?The White House said that the U.S. is 맥스카지노�pausing and reviewing맥스카지노� its Ukraine aid to 맥스카지노�ensure that it is contributing to a solution.맥스카지노� The order will remain in effect until Trump determines that Ukraine has demonstrated a commitment to peace negotiations with Russia.The decision comes days after an explosive meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that Ukraine맥스카지노�s leader hasn't expressed sufficient gratitude for American support.Video below: What맥스카지노�s next for peace talks after Trump-Zelenskyy clashHow will it change the battlefield?The U.S. move won맥스카지노�t have an immediate impact on the battlefield, where Kyiv맥스카지노�s forces are struggling to stem a relentless Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have slowed Russian advances along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line, where Russia is slowly gaining ground at a huge human and material cost.The pause in aid will weaken air defenses and will hit Ukraine맥스카지노�s ability to hit Russian targets far behind the front lines.Alexander Kots, a Russian war blogger, said that for Ukraine, 맥스카지노�the U.S. aid suspension is unpleasant but not deadly.맥스카지노�He said that while Ukraine맥스카지노�s European allies can fill some of the gaps and provide artillery systems, they don맥스카지노�t have alternatives to the U.S.-made air-defense systems and longer-range HIMARS missile systems that can strike ground targets up to 300 kilometers (200 miles) away.Ukraine is already running low on missiles for the American-supplied Patriot systems that are crucial to defending cities from Russian air attacks, according to Patrick Bury, a warfare expert at the U.K.'s University of Bath.맥스카지노�The problem is, a lot of what the U.S. provides is the stuff that Europe cannot, and other countries cannot, provide in the short term 맥스카지노� high-end stuff," he said.Ukraine has stockpiles of artillery shells and other munitions, and has ramped up domestic production of drones, which are now among the most important weapons in the war. It맥스카지노�s estimated that just over half of the military hardware used by Ukraine is domestically produced.Chalmers, the RUSI expert, said that the Ukrainians have built up their defense production, and 맥스카지노�are innovating at an incredible rate because of the pressure they맥스카지노�re under.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�I think they will survive for quite some time,맥스카지노� he said. 맥스카지노�But it맥스카지노�s a material blow, and it맥스카지노�s also a challenge to Europe.맥스카지노�Can Ukraine맥스카지노�s other allies step up?A summit in London on Sunday was aimed at getting European leaders to step up and put Ukraine in the best possible position before potential peace talks.The U.K. announced that it would use 1.6 billion pounds ($2 billion) in export financing to supply 5,000 air defense missiles. The European Union has proposed an 800 billion-euro ($841 billion) plan to bolster the defenses of EU nations and provide Ukraine with military muscle.But Samir Puri, director of the Center for Global Governance and Security at international affairs think tank Chatham House, said that European and American aid are intertwined.맥스카지노�This was always a joint effort,맥스카지노� he said. 맥스카지노�The U.S. gives a lot, the Europeans give a lot. You take away the Americans from that joint effort and 맥스카지노� there맥스카지노�s just a huge component missing to the structure.맥스카지노�