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Trump pauses US military aid to Ukraine: reports

04.03.2025 08:00
US President Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky last week, news agencies reported on Tuesday.
Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump engage in a heated exchange in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday.
Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump engage in a heated exchange in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday.Photo: EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

The decision comes as Trump shifts US policy on Ukraine and Russia, adopting a more conciliatory stance toward Moscow since taking office in January, the Reuters news agency reported.

It cited a White House official as saying on the condition of anonymity that Trump "has been clear that he is focused on peace."

"We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well," the official said on Monday, according to Reuters. "We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution."

Poland's top politicians have reaffirmed their support for Ukraine after a tense meeting between Trump and Zelensky in the Oval Office of the White House last Friday devolved into a shouting match over Russia's war and Washington's assistance to Kyiv.

Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.

Tuesday is day 1,104 of Russia's war on Ukraine.

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Source: Reuters, IAR, PAP