President Trump halted all U.S. military aid to Ukraine on Monday, just days after dismissing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from the White House following a heated Oval Office meeting.
The freeze will remain in place until Ukrainian officials show a genuine commitment to peace negotiations, a White House official told *The Post*.
“The President has been clear that his priority is peace,” the official said. “We need our partners to share that commitment.”
“We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure it supports a resolution.”
The official noted that the temporary pause is a direct response to Zelensky’s conduct over the last week.
Trump has ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to execute the directive, which will halt the shipment of all US military equipment not already in Ukraine, including weapons in Europe that were heading toward the war-torn country.
“The President has been clear that he is focused on peace,” a White House official told The Post. “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.”
