US halts all military aid to Ukraine
Three days after the debate with President Donald Trump in the White House, the US has announced to stop military aid to Ukraine. According to a Bloomberg report, this order has come into effect immediately. Aid that has not yet reached Ukraine from the US has also been stopped. This includes goods that have reached Poland.
According to a White House official, the aid stopped to Ukraine will not be restored until President Trump is convinced that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky really wants peace. At present, neither the US Defense Department nor President Trump has commented on the suspension of military aid to Ukraine.
Aid worth over Rs 8 thousand crores to Ukraine stopped
According to the New York Times, this may affect the aid related to weapons and ammunition worth one billion dollars (Rs 8.7 thousand crores). These were to be delivered to Ukraine soon.
After Trump’s order, that aid has also been stopped which Ukraine can use only to buy new military hardware directly from American defense companies. There has been no response from President Zelensky on the suspension of US aid.
A White House official told CNN that it is clear that the decision was taken due to Zelensky’s bad behavior. He said that if Zelensky tries to negotiate to end the war, then perhaps this ban can be lifted.
