The news follows a tense exchange between Trump and the Ukrainian president at the Oval Office last week.
The United States has paused aid to Ukraine, a White House official told The Epoch Times on Monday.
“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,” a White House official said.
Since fighting erupted between Russia and Ukraine in 2022, the U.S. has sent at least $175 billion in aid, including cash and military equipment, to support Ukrainian defense efforts.
The aid pause comes days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump clashed in the Oval Office, which resulted in a U.S.–Ukraine economic deal falling apart.
“I just think [Zelenskyy] should be more appreciative, because this country has stuck with them through thick and thin,” Trump said at the White House on Monday. “We’ve given them much more than Europe, and Europe should have given more than us.”
When asked if aid would be cut, Trump demurred, saying that if he provided a response, he “could go back into the Oval Office and find out that the answer is obsolete.”
Hours later, the White House confirmed that it is pausing and reviewing U.S. aid to Ukraine.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
