The United States is pausing military aid to Ukraine days after U.S. President Donald Trump clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the Oval Office, a White House official confirmed on Monday.

Summary

Trump has paused all U.S. military aid to Ukraine following a dispute with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a White House official said.

Trump claimed Zelenskiy did not show enough gratitude for U.S. support and was angered by Zelenskiy’s remarks that the war remains “very, very far away” from ending.

  • Lasherz@lemmy.worldM
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    4 hours ago

    I remember being around 8 years old and thinking it’s scary how one leader’s bad mood in a conversation could lead to war and then I felt better once I eventually learned about diplomats and state department’s existence some years later… I guess with the US, we’re back to a child’s version of diplomacy.