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Key Points
- Donald Trump has halted all military aid to Ukraine, according to a White House official.
- Trump also lashed out at Volodymyr Zelenskyy over his comment on the end of the Russia-Ukraine war.
- US vice president JD Vance called on Zelenskyy to accept the minerals deal.
But the New York Times reported the pause had gone into effect immediately and affects hundreds of millions of dollars of weaponry in the process of being sent to Ukraine.
“This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not put up with it for much longer!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump still wants minerals deal
The Trump administration views a minerals deal as the US’ way of earning back some of the tens of billions of dollars it has given to Ukraine in financial and military aid since Russia invaded three years ago.
Zelenskyy has made clear that a ceasefire must carry explicit security guarantees from the West to ensure Russia, which holds about 20 per cent of its land, does not attack again. Trump has refused to give any such guarantees.
