Suspension of US aid: missiles for air defence, HIMARS ammunition and artillery

Stopping US military aid to Ukraine. Photo: Getty images

The suspension of US military aid to Ukraine could have serious consequences, including the supply of air defence missiles, HIMARS ammunition and artillery shells.

This was stated by Voice of America journalist Artem Yarysh, citing a senior US administration official.

«The President has made it clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to this goal as well. We are suspending and reviewing our assistance to ensure that Ukraine has demonstrated a good faith commitment to peaceful negotiations with Russia», the administration told Voice of America.

It is noted that in 2019, when Donald Trump announced the suspension of arms supplies to Ukraine, it led to the impeachment of the president by Democrats in the House of Representatives. The Senate later acquitted the president. Currently, both houses of Congress are under Republican control.

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It is unclear how long the pause in arms supplies will last, and whether Congress can have any influence on it now. According to The New York Times, the pause will last until Trump determines that Ukraine has demonstrated «a good faith willingness to engage in peace talks with Russia».

As a reminder, US President Donald Trump has ordered the suspension of all military aid to Ukraine, increasing pressure on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

It is worth noting that Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmytro Peskov said that the foreign policy approaches of the Trump administration «largely» correspond to the Kremlin's position. At the same time, he acknowledged that relations between the US and Russia still have a long way to go to improve, but that with political will, it can be «overcome quite quickly».

The dispute in the Oval Office

As a reminder, the meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, 28 February, was ended early. The conversation between Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance in the White House turned heated.

According to CNN sources, after the public part of the conversation between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy ended, the American president and his advisers went into a separate room. It was then that Donald Trump finally decided that Volodymyr Zelenskyy «was not in the right place to negotiate», and instructed Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz to convey the message that the Ukrainian president should leave.

In turn, after the failure to sign the US subsoil deal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the United States, President Trump and Congress.

In an interview with Fox News, Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said that such disputes are not good for both sides, but the President of Ukraine cannot «change our Ukrainian attitude towards the Russians» and does not want them to continue killing Ukrainians.

A number of European leaders, as well as American politicians, have expressed support for Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk addressed Ukrainians and Zelensky on the social media platform X with the following words: «Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian friends, you are not alone».

French President Emmanuel Macron also said that Russia is the aggressor and Ukraine is a state that has been aggressed. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also expressed support for Kyiv, writing: «Ukraine, Spain is with you». President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen addressed Volodymyr with the following words: «Be strong, be brave, be fearless».

Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych said after the argument in the White House that it was time for Europe to unite around Ukraine and strengthen its defence without illusions about «Big Brother».

In turn, the leader of the «Servant of the People» faction, David Arakhamiia, supported President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the White House dispute and stressed that the head of state wanted to put an end to the war.

After a spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump ordered the National Security Staff to check whether Washington could completely or temporarily stop supplying weapons to Ukraine.