US suspends all military aid to Ukraine

According to RIA Novosti on March 4, Fox News channel quoted a senior White House official as saying that the US will suspend all military aid to Ukraine until President Donald Trump decides that Ukraine is committed to participating in peace negotiations.

"The United States will suspend all military aid to Ukraine until President Trump sees that Ukraine is committed to peace negotiations in good faith," the Fox News host said, quoting a senior White House official.

Fox News clarified that this is not a permanent suspension of aid, but only a temporary suspension.

Commenting on the decision, the White House called on America's partners to commit to achieving peace.

"The president has made clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well," Trump said, according to the Washington Post.

The US leader previously refused to give a clear answer to the question of providing more military aid to Ukraine, noting that the situation in the region is changing rapidly. President Donald Trump stressed that achieving peace as soon as possible remains his top priority.

Earlier, the New York Times quoted a Trump administration official as saying that the US president met with officials on March 3 to consider and possibly take a number of measures with Ukraine, including ending military aid. The official said that upcoming discussions could include suspending or even ending military aid to Kiev, including supplies of ammunition and equipment approved by the administration of former President Joe Biden.

The Wall Street Journal also reported earlier that President Trump, after a quarrel with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenksy, ordered national security officials to examine whether Washington could temporarily or completely stop providing weapons to Ukraine.