WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has paused all military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week, a White House official said on Monday.
\n\u201cPresident has been clear that he is focused on peace. 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,\u201d said the official, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
\nZelensky\u2019s office did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside office hours.
\nThe move comes after Trump upended US policy on Ukraine and Russia upon taking office in January, adopting a more conciliatory stance toward Moscow \u2014 and after an explosive confrontation with Zelensky at the White House on Friday in which Trump criticized him for being insufficiently grateful for the Washington\u2019s backing in the war with Russia.
\nOn Monday Trump again said Zelensky should be more appreciative of American support after earlier responding angrily to an Associated Press report quoting Zelensky as saying the end of the war is \u201cvery, very far away.\u201d
\n\u201cThis is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelensky, and America will not put up with it for much longer!\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social, using an alternative spelling of the Ukrainian leader\u2019s name.
\nBut Trump also suggested on Monday that a deal to open up Ukraine\u2019s minerals to US investment could still be agreed despite his frustration with Kyiv, as European leaders floated proposals for a truce in Russia\u2019s war with its neighbor.
\nThe Trump administration views a minerals deal as America\u2019s way of earning back some of the tens of billions of dollars it has given to Ukraine in financial and military aid since Russia invaded three years ago.
\nWhen asked on Monday if the deal was dead, Trump said at the White House: \u201cNo, I don\u2019t think so.\u201d
\nTrump described it as a \u201cgreat deal for us\u201d and said he would give an update on the situation on Tuesday night when he addresses a joint session of Congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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