US suspends military aid to Ukraine

(Patria) - The United States is suspending military aid to Ukraine a few days after US President Donald Trump clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, a White House official confirmed to Reuters on Monday.

"The President has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well. We are pausing and reviewing our assistance to ensure it contributes to a resolution," the official said.

"This is not a permanent halt to aid, it is a pause," Fox News quoted a Trump administration official as saying.

Bloomberg reported that the delivery of all US military equipment not currently in Ukraine has been halted, including weapons in transit on planes and ships or awaiting in transit areas in Poland.

Ukraine's first reaction: We didn't imagine this even in our worst nightmare

Oleksandr Merezhko, a Ukrainian MP from President Zelensky's party, stated that he was "shocked" by the news.

Speaking to BBC's Newsday, he said: "What is happening is unbelievable. I could not have imagined even in my worst nightmares that Trump would suspend military aid to Ukraine at a time when we need it most."

Merezhko believes that US President Donald Trump is trying to push Ukraine and Europe aside to reach an agreement with Russia.

"I think Mr. Trump should seriously consider how he will be remembered in history. For me, this is a day that will go down in history as shameful," he concluded.