President Zelensky's recent meeting with President Trump at the White House underscored a critical moment for U.S.-Ukraine relations. With military aid shipments from the U.S. virtually halted and looming threats of impending cancellations, the stakes were high. It had been 50 days since the last announcement of new military support from the Pentagon, raising concerns for Ukraine's ongoing conflict with Russia. Insights revealed that only $3.85 billion is left of authorized defense funding, while a former official noted Ukraine's purchased arms are due for shipment within six months—a troubling forecast for the ongoing war effort.
By the time he left, after a televised argument between the two leaders, the situation appeared even more dire.
A Trump administration official said later on Friday that all U.S. aid to Ukraine...could be canceled imminently.
After Russia's full-scale invasion of that country in February 2022, such shipments of military hardware from the United States were announced roughly every two weeks.
A former senior defense official from the Biden administration said the last of the arms Ukraine had purchased from U.S. defense companies would be shipped within the next six months.
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