US President Donald Trump will meet Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky on the White Home in Washington, DC on February 28, 2025.
Brian Snyder | Reuters
US President Donald Trump has suspended all army assist to Ukraine following a conflict with Ukrainian President Voldime Zelensky final week, White Home officers stated Monday.
“The President has made it clear that he’s specializing in peace, and companions must decide to that aim too. We’re pausing and reviewing to verify it contributes to the answer,” he stated of the circumstances of anonymity.
Zelenskiy’s workplace didn’t instantly reply to Reuters’ requests for remark outdoors of workplace hours.
The transfer criticized Trump for his insufficient because of Washington for his assist within the warfare with Russia after overturning US insurance policies on Ukraine and Russia when he took workplace in January, adopting a extra reconciliatory stance towards Moscow, after which explosive battle with Zelensky on the White Home on Friday.
On Monday, Trump as soon as once more stated Zelensky ought to be extra grateful for America’s assist after angeringly responding to an Related Press report cited by Zelensky, who stated the top of the warfare was “very, very distant.”
“That is the worst assertion that might have been made by Zelenskyy, and America is not going to maintain again for much longer!” Trump wrote concerning the true society, utilizing various spellings of the names of Ukrainian leaders.
However Trump on Monday urged that regardless of his complaints with Kiev, a contract might nonetheless be agreed to open up Ukrainian minerals to US funding, as European leaders floated a proposal for a ceasefire in Russia’s warfare with their neighbors.
The Trump administration believes it’s viewing it as an American approach of constructing among the a whole lot of billions of {dollars} it has given Ukraine in monetary and army assist since Russia invaded three years in the past.
When requested if the deal died Monday, Trump stated on the White Home: “No, I do not assume so.”
Trump described it as “nice for us,” and stated he would supply an replace on the state of affairs he’ll handle a joint session of Congress on Tuesday evening.
