Trump Pauses All U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine After Heated Oval Office Meeting With Zelensky
By New York Post. President Trump ordered a pause on all US military aid to Ukraine Monday, days after he kicked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky out of the White House following a heated Oval Office meeting between the leaders.
The pause will remain in effect until Ukrainian officials demonstrate a good-faith commitment to peace negotiations, a White House official told The Post.
“The President has been clear that he is focused on peace,” the official said. “We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well.”
“We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution.”
The official noted that the temporary pause is a direct response to Zelensky’s conduct over the last week. . .
“This is not permanent termination of aid, it’s a pause,” a Trump administration official told Fox News. “The orders are going out right now.” (Read more from “Trump Pauses All U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine After Heated Oval Office Meeting With Zelensky” HERE)
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Trump condemns Zelensky remarks that war’s end is ‘far away’
By WND. A statement by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying a deal to end the war with Russia was “very far away” has drawn a furious response by Donald Trump.
“America will not put up with it for much longer,” the US president said in a social media post, before accusing Zelensky of not wanting peace.
A summit of mostly European leaders in London on Sunday agreed a four-point plan to guarantee Ukraine’s defence in the event of a peace deal with Russia.
“Probably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia. What are they thinking?” Trump said, apparently referring to the summit held two days after his fiery clash with Zelensky at the Oval Office.
The summit – hosted by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer – was intended as a show of support for Ukraine and an attempt to reduce differences between Western countries over Ukraine. (Read more from “Trump condemns Zelensky remarks that war’s end is ‘far away'” HERE)
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