After the altercation between Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump, along with Vice President Jay D. Vance, it became clear that the United States would not provide security guarantees for Ukraine. Monobank co-founder Oleg Gorokhovsky immediately initiated a fundraising campaign for nuclear weapons production—the only reliable security guarantee. Within less than a day, donations for the "nuclear" initiative exceeded 14 million hryvnias. In addition to Ukrainians, citizens of the U.S. and Poland are also contributing very actively.
Oleg Gorokhovsky personally reported that the fundraising for "nuclear weapons" has already extended beyond Ukraine. He emphasized that within 12 hours of the fundraising campaign, 14 million donations had been received for the production of lethal weapons for Ukraine. Donations came from 70,000 citizens across 61 countries. Besides Ukrainians, the initiative is strongly supported by citizens of the U.S. and Poland.
"Thank you, friends! Americans and Poles are undoubtedly our closest friends and allies," wrote Gorokhovsky.
As of 14:20, over 17.9 million hryvnias have been donated.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt stated after the meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump, and Jay D. Vance that the United States will no longer send "checks for war" to Ukraine. According to her, the priority will shift to peace negotiations. Levitt also noted the positive aspect that the dispute among the leaders occurred "on camera," suggesting that this way Americans will understand what happens during negotiations with Ukraine behind closed doors.
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized President Volodymyr Zelensky after his meeting in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump turned into what he called a "fiasco." Rubio expressed doubt about whether the Ukrainian leader is truly ready for negotiations. Moreover, in his opinion, it is Zelensky who complicated the talks with the U.S., while Europe is interested in prolonging the war in Ukraine for another year. According to him, this would weaken Russia to the maximum, and it would beg for negotiations itself.