Trump pauses navy support to Ukraine after bust-up with Zelenskyy – INA NEWS

United States President Donald Trump has paused navy support to Ukraine in a dramatic escalation of his spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Trump will pause all support till Kyiv is dedicated to what he determines are good-faith negotiations for peace, a number of US media shops reported on Monday, citing unnamed Trump administration officers.

The transfer got here hours after Trump accused Zelenskyy of not wanting peace “as lengthy he has America’s backing” in a put up on Fact Social, escalating a disagreement that culminated in a shocking public conflict between the 2 leaders on the White Home on Friday.

The choice to droop the switch of a whole lot of tens of millions of {dollars} in arms and ammunition which are within the pipeline is prone to deal a critical blow to Ukraine’s efforts to repel Russia’s invasion.

Whereas the US Congress has not permitted any new navy support past the $86bn already dedicated to Ukraine since Trump’s inauguration in January, former US President Joe Biden permitted transfers to proceed supplying gear for not less than a number of years.

Earlier than Trump’s order, Washington was on monitor to produce month-to-month deliveries price $920m this yr, up from $500m in 2024, in keeping with an evaluation by the Washington-based Middle for Strategic and Worldwide Research and Worldwide Research.

The recent nadir in US-Ukraine relations comes after Trump took concern with Zelenskyy’s suggestion that the top of his nation’s warfare in opposition to Russia’s invading forces was doubtless nonetheless “very, very far-off“.

Talking on the White Home on Monday, Trump stated the Ukrainian chief “higher not be proper” and that the warfare ought to “finish quick”.

“If someone doesn’t need to make a deal, I believe that particular person gained’t be round very lengthy,” Trump stated. “That particular person won’t be listened to very lengthy.”

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