"Trump is pressuring Ukraine to give up," a Kyiv official said of the US cutting off all military supplies.

US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine has been sharply criticized by the Ukrainian government, and a senior official has warned that the action may force Kyiv to submit to Russia. “The aid freeze looks really bad. It looks like he is pushing Kyiv towards capitulation,” the chair of Ukraine’s Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee told Reuters.

A White House official made the announcement Monday, as Trump tries to persuade Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to engage in peace talks with Russia. Concerns regarding Ukraine's capacity to continue defending itself against Russian aggression have been raised by the abrupt stoppage, which has rocked Kyiv and its European allies.