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Investing.com-- The U.S. has halted all military aid to Ukraine, a slew of media reports showed on Monday evening, after a fiery meeting between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky over the weekend.
The White House said it was pausing and reviewing its aid to ensure that its efforts were contributing towards peace, reports from Reuters and the Wall Street Journal showed.
It was not immediately clear how the White House planned to gauge a move towards peace, or what its demands were from Kyiv. Earlier reports showed Trump was pushing for a mineral export deal with Ukraine.
Monday’s move to stop aid comes after a contentious meeting between Zelensky, Trump, and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance over the weekend. It also marks the most definitive shift yet in the U.S.’ stance towards Ukraine, after it provided hundreds of billions in aid to Kyiv over the past three years to stave off a Russian invasion.
Trump had earlier on Monday lashed out against Zelensky for suggesting that the war with Russia could continue for longer. The U.S. President had earlier called Zelensky a “dictator,” while criticizing him for prolonging the war with Russia, despite Moscow having attempted an invasion in 2022.
A lack of U.S. military aid is expected to diminish Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia. But a slew of European nations were seen expressing support for Kyiv after Zelensky’s meeting with Trump.
Trump had in February said his administration was working on a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, although the terms of said deal remained unclear. It also appeared that Kyiv was not privy to these negotiations.