U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a suspension of all military aid to Ukraine, escalating pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky mere days after a heated exchange in the Oval Office cast doubt on U.S. support for Kyiv.
A senior Defense Department official told Bloomberg that all U.S. military assistance to Ukraine is on hold until Trump determines that Ukrainian leaders are making a genuine effort toward peace.
The pause affects not only future aid but also weapons already in transit, including shipments on aircraft and ships, as well as equipment awaiting transfer in Poland.
Edit: changed source from Bloomberg to Kyiv Independent b/c there’s no paywall and more detail in the story.
I’d say that fighting off Russian invaders so your country can return to the peaceful state it was in is working towards peace.
Alternatively, has he asked Russia if it would just go home? Seems like another pretty efficient way to achieve peace.
Why would Putin ask Trump to ask him to go home?
Indeed.
Was it though? Wasn’t the Ukrainian government at war with separatist militias in Eastern Ukraine prior to 2022?
Yes, there was no piece for quite some time. They were indeed at war with separatist militias in Eastern Ukraine financed by Putin. The difference is just that in 2022 Putin got into the war openly. Well, openly, it was a “special military operation” at first, of course.