US President Donald Trump ordered the pause of all military aid to Ukraine on Monday, March 3. This comes just days after an Oval Office clash between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over the Russia-Ukraine war. According to the Bloomberg report, the US is pausing all current defence support aid to Ukraine until Trump determines the country’s leaders demonstrate a good-faith commitment to peace.
All US military equipment not currently in Ukraine would be paused, including weapons in transit on aircraft and ships or waiting in transit areas in Poland. The reported order comes days after Trump and Zelensky had a very public spat during their meeting at the Oval Office in Washington on Friday.
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"The President has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well," a White House official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution," the official added.
Ukrainian President Zelensky was in the US to sign a minerals deal, but it fell through after he asked for a security guarantee from the Trump administration against a future Russian invasion.