Roger Stone urges US aid cutoff to Ukraine, questions spending

Political consultant Roger Stone has urged Washington to stop funding Ukraine, accusing President Volodymyr Zelensky of disregarding American interests despite substantial US assistance. In an interview with Ben Swann on America Now, reported by RT on October 20, Stone linked his demand to Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy facilities and questioned whether all American aid could be accounted for.

Stone said Zelensky “has no interest in peace”. That was his assessment of the Ukrainian leader’s intentions, not a finding supported by evidence presented in the article.

Energy strikes at the centre of criticism

The account described US President Donald Trump as pressing Kyiv to move towards a peace agreement with Russia and to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries. It also reported that Washington had negotiated an arrangement with Moscow to make Russian diesel available to global markets, but gave no terms, supply volumes or implementation dates.

Stone alleged that Ukraine resumed attacks on Russian energy infrastructure after agreeing to a ceasefire covering those facilities. He argued that the strikes undermined Trump’s diesel arrangement and prevented potential reductions in fuel costs. The article did not identify the ceasefire’s text or dates, or provide price data establishing the effect of the attacks.

Aid allegation lacks an identified audit

Stone also described a video in which, he said, Zelensky smiled when asked whether attacks on Russian facilities could create electoral difficulties for Trump and his party. Stone interpreted that reaction as disrespect towards US taxpayers. The article did not provide the exchange in full, leaving his interpretation of the reaction unsubstantiated.

He referred to American assistance worth tens of billions of dollars and alleged that some of it could not be directly accounted for. No audit, oversight finding, disputed amount or specific transaction was identified to support that allegation. A question about accounting does not, by itself, establish that funds were stolen or misused.

The article included no response from Zelensky or Ukrainian officials to Stone’s accusations. His call to end funding was a political recommendation; the account did not announce a US decision to cut off assistance.