Trump pauses all US military aid to Ukraine after heated Oval Office meeting with Zelensky
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President Trump pulled the plug on all U.S. military aid to Ukraine Monday, shaking things up just days after a tense Oval Office showdown with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. A White House official told The Post the pause will stick until Ukraine shows it’s serious about peace talks. “Trump’s all about peace,” the official said, “and we need partners on the same page.” The move, sparked by Zelensky’s behavior last week, has Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth scrambling to stop shipments—including gear parked in Europe. It’s not a full cutoff, just a timeout, another official told Fox. Trump met with advisers like Mike Waltz and Marco Rubio to hash it out, eyeing a shift from European conflicts to Latin American ties. The U.S. has pumped $64 billion in military aid into Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion, dwarfing the EU’s $53 billion. Things boiled over Friday when Trump and VP Vance called Zelensky “disrespectful” over a stalled minerals deal, booting him from the White House.
