Trump Gifts Putin a Pause on Ukraine Military Aid

Donald Trump has paused U.S. aid to Ukraine a few days after berating the war-torn country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, for not being—in his view—sufficiently thankful for U.S. support.

“The President has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well,” a White House official said in a statement, according to The Hill. “We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution.”

Bloomberg News was the first to report on the sudden pause.

After Friday’s meeting, which resulted in the cancellation..