The president of the United States, Donald Trumpordered Monday to paralyze all the aid to Ukraineeven the one that is already committed or on the way to its destination, according to several US media.
This measure stops the delivery of the armament or equipment already in the territory of Poland and Ready for your last installment to the Ukrainiansspecifies Fox News.
According to a White House official, the president Trump ordered the pause of military aid from the United States to Ukraine After Friday’s verbal altercation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodimir Zelenski.
“We are pausing and reviewing our help to make sure it contributes to a solution”Said an official who has asked to remain anonymous. He stressed that the United States needs its partners “They also promise to achieve the objective“Of La Paz.
According to a senior American official, President Trump is very interested in achieving peace and needs “that all our partners are committed to that objective”
For that reason, “We put in pause (military aid) and review it to make sure it contributes to a solution”
This measure stops the delivery of the weapons or equipment already in Poland and ready for last delivery to the Ukrainians, according to the Fox News conservative chain, very well connected with the Trump administration.
The decision of the president of the United States is the first consequence of the encounter that took place last Friday in the White House between Trump and the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, that the entire world could see live.
Trump made the decision to paralyze military aid to Ukraine after meeting this Monday with his team, among others the Secretaries of State, Marco Rubio, and Defense, Pete Hegseth, to assess whether to continue sending weapons to kyiv and define his position towards Ukraine after the clash with Zelenski.
More pressure on Zelenski
Trump He intensified on Monday his threats against the president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, whom he accuses of not wanting peace with Russia, but still considered possible to reach an agreement on Ukrainian minerals.
Zelenski He insisted that he wants war with Moscow to end “as soon as possible”
“It shouldn’t be so difficult to reach an agreement. And that agreement could be made very quickly”, The US president said Monday to journalists, in an environment still rarely rarely rare by Friday’s verbal altercation with his Ukrainian counterpart in the Oval Office of the White House.
“Now, maybe there is someone who does not want to reach an agreement, and if that someone does not want an agreement, I think that person will not be there for much longer”He added.
Trump He also said that his Ukrainian couple should be more “grateful“For US aid.
But the agreement on minerals that Zelenski He had to sign in Washington last week and by virtue of which the United States would have access to Rare Ukrainian earths.
In a video published Monday night, the Ukrainian state manager reiterated his request to obtain security guarantees.
“It was the lack of security guarantees for Ukraine 11 years ago that allowed Russia“, said.
“Worst”
In reaction to statements made on Sunday in London, in which Zelenski believed “that an agreement that ended the war (was) very, far away ”, Trump threatened him on his social truth network with which “This will not tolerate this for much longer”
“This guy does not want peace as long as he has the support from the United States”Said the tycoon, who had warned Ukraine on Friday if he was no more conciliatory.
Echoing the comments of the US President, the Kremlin, who ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, said Monday that it would be to “Force Zelenski“To sign an agreement to end the conflict because currently”Does not want peace”
The Ukrainian President recalled that he had offered to resign in exchange for peace and that Ukraine joins NATO, which would mean that he would already have “compliment [su] mission”
But Trump said last week that Ukrainians can “Forget”From the idea of entering NATO, before even receiving Zelenski in Washington.