In a move that further escalates tensions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump ordered the suspension of all military aid to Ukraine just days after their White House confrontation, Bloomberg reported.
A senior US defense official confirmed to the agency that “all current military assistance to Ukraine has been halted until President Trump determines that the country’s leaders are demonstrating a good-faith commitment to peace.” The official added that “all US military equipment not yet in Ukraine will be temporarily withheld, including weapons being transported by air and sea, as well as those currently in transit hubs in Poland.”
Meanwhile, The Washington Post also reported that the Trump administration is considering ending intelligence-sharing agreements and military training programs with Ukraine.
#Trump, #Zelensky engage in a shouting match pic.twitter.com/UlJV6C4RkN
— ManarWeb (@WebManar) February 28, 2025
US Vice President: Zelensky Will Eventually Join the Peace Process
US Vice President J.D. Vance expressed confidence that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will “eventually engage in the peace process” initiated by Trump, which Kyiv has rejected due to the lack of security guarantees.
“I don’t really care what President Zelensky says about me or anyone else, but he has clearly refused to engage in the peace process that President Trump has stated is the policy of the American people and their leader,” Vance told Fox News in an interview.
“I don’t think he’s there yet,” he added, “but I believe he will get there eventually—he has to.”
Hope is not a strategy to bring peace to Ukraine.
The only person in town who seems to have a strategy is President Donald J. Trump. pic.twitter.com/Tuitz2ZJ8R
— JD Vance (@JDVance) March 4, 2025
Vance’s remarks came after a White House official revealed Monday night that Trump had ordered the freezing of U.S. military aid to Ukraine following the highly publicized altercation between him and Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday, a confrontation that stunned the world.
On Monday, Trump warned that the US would “not tolerate Zelensky’s stance on ceasefire negotiations with Russia for much longer,” following strong European support for the Ukrainian leader.
When asked on Fox News whether the White House was still open to Zelensky, Vance responded, “President Trump has made it clear that the door remains open as long as Zelensky is serious about discussing peace.”
“But you can’t walk into the Oval Office—or anywhere else—and refuse to discuss the details of a peace agreement,” he added, stressing that “both sides of the war—Russia and Ukraine—will have to make concessions in negotiations to reach a deal.”
Vance reaffirmed that when this stance changes, “as President Trump has said, when they are ready to talk peace, he will be the first to pick up the phone.”
Speaking to Fox News, Vance also took another jab at European allies, urging them to be “realistic” and emphasizing that “this war cannot go on indefinitely.”
Source: Al-Manar Website
