Trump pauses all US military aid to Ukraine days after Oval Office blowup with Zelensky as he issues shock ultimatum

President Donald Trump is putting a pause on all military aid to Ukraine and issuing an ultimatum to President Volodymyr Zelensky after their Oval Office meeting blew up on Friday.

08:54 04/03/2025

The president had planned to meet with his senior advisors on Monday, according to the New York Times, where he will consider the future of Ukraine aid, even as European countries are discussing how to increase their support for Ukraine.

A White House official said Trump is focused on reaching a peace deal to end the more than three-year war sparked by Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine, and wants Zelensky 'committed' to that goal.

The official added that the U.S. was 'pausing and reviewing' its aid to 'ensure that it is contributing to a solution.' The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the assistance.

DailyMail.com has reached out the White House and the Department of Defense for comment.

Pete Hegseth was in charge of putting the pause into effect by Trump, the official said.

All military equipment not currently in Ukraine will be halted and all future aid is now in jeopardy. 

The disruptive ending of Zelensky's meeting at the White House on Friday with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance has thrown all future aid to Ukraine into question after the Ukrainian president was asked to leave the White House after the meeting. 

President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington.

Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trump reasserted his record on Ukraine, after suffering a weekend of criticism in the press for his treatment of Zelensky. 

'The only President who gave none of Ukraine's land to Putin's Russia is President Donald J. Trump,' the president wrote on Truth Social. 'Remember that when the weak and ineffective Democrat's criticize, and the Fake News gladly puts out anything they say!' 

Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz warned in an interview on FOX News Channel's America's Newsroom Monday morning that the days of unlimited support from America to Ukraine were over. 

'The American people's patience is not unlimited, their wallets are not unlimited and our stockpiles and munitions are not unlimited,' he said. 'The time to talk is now.'  

Waltz said that Zelensky failed to demonstrate that he was willing to work with the United States and Russia to strike a peace deal to end the war. 

'Success looks like President Zelensky sitting down and talking the terms of peace ... what became so evident to us in that session is he's not ready to talk peace at all but here's the problem: Time is not on his side,' he said. 

Waltz said it was 'really confounding' that Zelensky blew up the meeting and lost an opportunity to work with the American people for the future of his country. 

'I think that President Zelensky truly did his country a real disservice by not having a positive outcome on Friday and we'll see where things are going forward,' he concluded. 

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, third from right, looks towards Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they take part in a plenary during the Securing our Future Summit on Ukraine

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and France's President Emmanuel Macron meet during the European leaders' summit

Zelensky grew frustrated during the Oval Office meeting after Vance spoke about the importance of allowing President Trump to engage in diplomacy with Russia. 

'What kind of diplomacy, JD, you are speaking about? What do you mean?' he asked, after listing all of the ways that Putin had broken previous agreements with Ukraine. 

'I'm talking about the kind of diplomacy that's going to end the destruction of your country. Mr. President,' Vance replied, before accusing Zelensky of being disrespectful to President Trump by trying to voice his opposition to a peace deal in front of the American media. 

After the contentious Oval Office meeting, Trump told Zelensky to leave, canceling the planned lunch, and a meeting to sign an mineral deal agreement followed by a press conference to celebrate.

'I'm talking about the kind of diplomacy that's going to end the destruction of your country. Mr. President,' Vance replied, before accusing Zelensky of being disrespectful to President Trump by trying to voice his opposition to a peace deal in front of the American media. 

Trump criticized Zelensky for disrespecting the United States in the Oval Office, noting the Ukrainian president did not appear willing to make a peace deal. 

'He can come back when he is ready for Peace,' Trump wrote on social media. 

After the disastrous meeting with Trump, Zelensky made an emergency trip to London where he met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European leaders who emphasized their support for Ukraine.

'The U.K. is prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air, together with others,' Starmer said. 'Europe must do the heavy lifting, but to support peace in our continent and to succeed, this effort must have strong U.S. backing.'

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