US will consider resumption of military aid to Ukraine if negotiations with Kyiv are successful, - Waltz
The United States may resume military assistance to Ukraine if peace talks with Kyiv are successful.
National Security Advisor to the US President Mike Waltz said this in an interview with Fox News, Censor.NET reports citing Reuters.
According to him, President Donald Trump will consider resuming this assistance to Ukraine "if peace talks are organized and confidence-building measures are taken."
"I think that if we can complete these negotiations and move forward with these negotiations, and actually put some confidence-building measures on the table, then the president will take a close look at lifting this pause," Waltz said.
As a reminder, CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed that the United States has suspended arms sales and intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
Suspension of US aid
On the morning of March 4, it became known that US President Donald Trump had ordered the suspension of all US military aid to Ukraine in order to force Kyiv to demonstrate a "good faith commitment" to peace.
One U.S. official told CNN that the consequences of the suspension of U.S. military aid will be felt in some time. Perhaps a few days or weeks. However, as soon as the stockpiles of weapons and armaments begin to run out, the country will face serious consequences.
According to journalist Ostap Yarysh, the US decision to suspend aid to Ukraine will primarily affect the supply of missiles to air defense and ammunition for HIMARS and artillery.
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tahkna emphasized 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 says that the US decision to suspend aid to Ukraine will lead to more casualties and destruction. The critical elements, the newspaper writes, are weapons, their repair, air defense missiles, the Starlink system, and, perhaps most importantly, intelligence sharing.
Chief National Security Advisor to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, Marius Česnulevičius, said that Washington's decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine was not a surprise. However, Europe is preparing a response.
Later, The Economist wrote that there is currently no official order from Donald Trump to suspend military aid to Ukraine.
