US stops all Ukraine military aid amid Zelensky’s tantrums

The United States has paused all military aid to Ukraine, a White House official said Monday, following a verbal clash between President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office last week.

“We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution,” the official said on condition of anonymity, adding Trump is focused on peace and hopes other countries will also work toward that end.

Earlier in the day, Trump offered further harsh criticism of Zelensky, threatening that the United States would no longer support Ukraine.

“America will not put up with it for much longer,” Trump said in a social media post, referring to the Ukrainian leader’s stance on ending the three-year-old war.

“It is what I was saying, this guy doesn’t want there to be Peace as long as he has America’s backing.”

Zelensky’s reported comments late Sunday that any agreement on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine was still “very, very far away” were slammed by Trump as “the worst statement that could have been made.”

His latest attack on Zelensky came after European leaders reaffirmed over the weekend their continued support for Ukraine, underscoring that Russia started the war.

Zelensky and European leaders agree that U.S.-backed security guarantees are essential for a lasting peace in Ukraine.

Trump’s embrace of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which became even more apparent during the meeting with Zelensky on Friday, has worried Europe and democratic countries in other parts of the world.

The meeting in the Oval Office in front of TV cameras devolved into a tense argument, with Trump and Vice President JD Vance taking turns to assail Zelensky after he expressed skepticism about any dealings with Putin, citing the Russian leader’s violations of earlier promises.

Zelensky was asked to leave the White House and the countries canceled the planned signing of a minerals agreement and a joint press conference.

On Monday, as he and Vance pressed during the meeting, Trump told reporters at the White House that Zelensky should be more thankful for the military and financial aid that the United States has provided to Ukraine in its fight to repel Russia’s full-scale invasion that began in February 2022.

When asked if he has decided to suspend military support for the war-torn country, Trump said, “I haven’t even talked about that right now. I mean, right now we’ll see what happens. A lot of things are happening right now as we speak.”