Trump suspended military assistance to Ukraine

US President Donald Trump ordered to suspend military assistance to Ukraine. This was reported by Reuters and Bloomberg agencies with reference to high -ranking officials.

Washington will suspend all the supply of military assistance to Kyiv until Trump is convinced that Ukraine’s leaders show “conscientious commitment to the world,” the publication notes.

“President Trump made it clear that he was focused on the world. We need our partners to be committed to this goal. We suspend and revise our help to make sure that it contributes to this decision, ”the White House representative quotes Reuters.

Trump’s decision will affect all American aid, which is not yet in Ukraine, including the one that is now transported. On what conditions, supplies can be renewed, unclear. It is also not known whether this measure will affect the supply of ammunition for arms systems that the United States has already transferred to Ukraine.

According to CNN, this decision was a response to the skirmish of Trump and Zelensky at a meeting last Friday. American officials probably expect Zelensky publicly apologize. The decision to stop military aid is a way to press on Ukraine.

According to analysts and officials, the suspension of military assistance will lead to the fact that Ukraine will have fewer opportunities to defend themselves from Russian attacks. Kyiv will not be able to fully protect its rear and apply long -range blows. He will be able to maintain the current rate of military operations over the next two months.

“Their front lines will continue to bend and will ultimately break, and Ukraine will have to accept the unfavorable - even catastrophic - peaceful settlement,” CNN quoted CNN as saying the CNN Councilor of the Center for Strategic and International Studies by Mark Kansian.