New round of talks with Ukraine is being prepared - Waltz
US President Donald Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz has announced the preparation of a new round of talks with Ukraine.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to European Pravda.
When asked about the US suspension of intelligence sharing with Ukraine, Waltz said that the US side "has taken a step back and is pausing and reviewing all aspects of this relationship."
"However, I just had a phone conversation with my colleague, the Ukrainian national security adviser. We are having good talks about the venue for the next round of talks, the composition of the delegations and the content. So just in the last 24 hours after Zelenskyy's public statement, and these further conversations that I will now continue after I get back inside, I think we will see movement very soon," Waltz commented.
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 assistance 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.
