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White House pauses all aid to Ukraine amid rift with Zelensky

The decision comes after Trump criticized the Ukrainian president on Monday after Zelensky claimed that "an agreement to end the war is still very, very far away."

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March 4, 2025

President Donald Trump on Monday night ordered a pause on all assistance to Ukraine, including weapons that are on their way and in Poland, a White House source confirmed to Just The News. The decision comes after Trump had a contentious meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday. He also criticized Zelensky on Monday after Zelensky claimed that "an agreement to end the war is still very, very far away."

“This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelensky, and America will not put up with it for much longer,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “It is what I was saying, this guy doesn’t want there to be Peace as long as he has America’s backing and, Europe, in the meeting they had with Zelensky, stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the U.S. – Probably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia.”

A consistent criticism of the aid by the Trump administration has been the lopsided investments by the United States compared to that of European Nations

In a Truth Social post earlier today, Trump posted, “Europe has spent more money buying Russian Oil and Gas than they have spent on defending Ukraine —BY FAR!”

A White House source told Just the News, “The President 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.”

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