Trump’s ban on arms and other major aid to Ukraine remains in effect - NYT
US President Donald Trump has not changed his decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine.
This is reported by The New York Times, Censor.NET reports.
The publication notes that Trump briefly touched on the war in Ukraine in his speech to the US Congress and asked the question: "Do you want it to last another five years?"
He did not talk about what a just peace might look like or whether the US and Europe would provide guarantees that Ukraine would remain an independent state. He never suggested that Putin might have to give up anything. He also did not suggest what might happen if the Russian dictator decided to continue fighting, the material says.
"Mr. Trump seemed to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's initiative to return to discussions on peace talks and a deal on minerals. But Mr. Trump left in force his ban on further arms supplies or other major assistance to Ukraine," the publication notes.
Suspension of US aid
On the morning of March 4, it became known that US President Donald Trump had ordered a pause in all US military aid to Ukraine in order to force Kyiv to demonstrate a "good faith commitment" to peace.
One of the US officials said in a comment to CNN that Ukraine would feel the consequences of the suspension of US military aid after some time. Perhaps a few days or weeks. However, as soon as the stocks of weapons and ammunition begin to run out, the country will face serious consequences.
As journalist Ostap Yarysh reported, the US decision to suspend aid to Ukraine will primarily affect the supply of air defense missiles and ammunition for HIMARS and artillery.
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stressed that the US decision to temporarily suspend military aid to Ukraine means that Europe must help Ukraine more and faster than before to fill this gap.
The Economist article states that the US decision to suspend aid to Ukraine will lead to more losses and destruction. The critical elements, the publication writes, are weapons, their repair, air defense missiles, the Starlink system, and, perhaps most importantly, intelligence sharing.
The chief national security adviser to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Marius Cesnulevicius, said that Washington's decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine was not a surprise. However, Europe is preparing a response.
The Economist later wrote that there is currently no official order from Donald Trump to suspend military aid to Ukraine.
Later, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, said that the suspension of military aid to Ukraine was a "temporary pause."
