US President Donald Trump has allegedly ordered a suspension of military aid to Ukraine, including weapons that have not yet been sent and were agreed upon under the Biden administration, European Pravda reports, Reuters and Voice of America reported, citing unnamed White House officials.
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What is known
Reuters writes that Trump “paused” military aid to Ukraine after a row with Zelensky in the White House.
“President Trump has been very clear that he is focused on achieving peace. We need our partners to be focused on that as well. We are withholding and reviewing aid to ensure that it contributes to some kind of solution,” the source told the publication on condition of anonymity.
The White House declined to comment at the agency's request, in particular regarding the possible duration of the pause and the volumes and quantities of weapons that this decision would affect.
Voice of America correspondent Ostap Yarysh also learned about the stoppage of aid, citing the same words from an interlocutor in the administration.
“The pause in US military aid to Ukraine concerns weapons that have yet to be transferred. If we look at older announcements by the Biden administration, it is primarily about vital air defense interceptor missiles and artillery ammunition,” writes Ostap Yarysh.
US President Donald Trump's decision to pause all military aid to Ukraine allegedly includes weapons that have already left US territory and were heading to the Ukrainian border.
Let us recall
Before this, it was also unofficially reported that the Donald Trump administration had stopped funding the purchase of new weapons for Ukraine and was considering freezing the supply of weapons from American stockpiles.
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