WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has paused all army support to Ukraine following his conflict with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy final week.
The US is pausing and reviewing Ukraine support “to make sure that it’s contributing to an answer”, mentioned a White Home official on Monday (Mar 3).
The pause will final till Trump determines the nation’s leaders display a good-faith dedication to peace, in line with Bloomberg and Fox Information experiences.
“This isn’t everlasting termination of support, it is a pause,” Fox Information quoted a Trump administration official as saying.
Trump on Monday had earlier warned that he would “not put up” for much longer with Zelenskyy’s stance on the conflict with Russia, because the Ukrainian chief countered he wished to finish it “as quickly as attainable”.
“America won’t put up with it for for much longer,” Trump mentioned on social media.
The remark got here after the Ukrainian president accused Russia – which invaded Ukraine in 2014 and vastly expanded the battle in 2022 – of not being critical about peace.
The US president additionally stepped up his threats throughout an occasion on the White Home on Monday, suggesting that Zelenskyy “will not be round very lengthy” and not using a ceasefire take care of Moscow.
The 2 leaders’ assembly on Friday led to catastrophe as they clashed in a unprecedented change earlier than the world’s media on the White Home over the conflict with Russia.
Trump and Vice President JD Vance laid into Zelenskyy, saying he confirmed disrespect, driving relations with Kyiv’s most vital wartime ally to a brand new low.
The Ukrainian chief was advised to depart, a US official mentioned, and an settlement between the nations to collectively develop Ukraine’s wealthy pure assets was left unsigned.
Trump on Monday, nonetheless, supplied hope the deal might be revived, and performed down experiences that he may halt army support.
