As President Trump Prepares To Speak to Congress, He Pauses Delivery of American Military Aid to Ukraine

The Kremlin starts speaking of what it calls America’s new ‘alignment’ alongside Russia, hailing aid cutoff as the ‘best contribution to the cause of peace.’

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President Zelensky, right, is greeted by President Trump at the White House, February 28, 2025. AP/Ben Curtis

As President Trump prepares to speak to Congress this evening, the Administration is pausing delivery of all new military aid to Ukraine. On one level, this holdup of congressionally approved aid is a sweetener to induce Russia to negotiate an armistice. On another level, it is designed to twist President Zelensky’s arm and force him to apologize to President Trump for last Friday’s verbal clash at the White House. 

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