US President Trump Pauses All Military Aid to Ukraine - Media

The US President has ordered the suspension of all US military aid to Ukraine to force Kyiv to demonstrate a ‘good faith commitment’ to peace.

Bloomberg, the FT and a number of global media outlets reported this, citing their sources in the Ministry of Defence. 

‘President Donald Trump has ordered the suspension of all military aid to Ukraine, stepping up pressure on Volodymyr Zelenskyy just days after an Oval Office conflict with Ukraine's president cast doubt on the support of its most important ally,’ the report said. 

The Pentagon has been ordered to suspend all military aid to Ukraine. The weapons in question are already being transported by aircraft and ships or are waiting in transit zones in Poland.

According to journalists, the United States is suspending all current military assistance to Ukraine until Trump decides that its leadership demonstrates a ‘good faith commitment’ to peace.

This change in strategy signals pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to start peace talks with Russia. The media noted that this step was taken a few days after the meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House.