{"id":2409395,"date":"2025-03-04T08:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T13:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shuts-down-ukraine-aid-as-zelenskyys-oval-office-gambit-continues-to-backfire\/"},"modified":"2025-03-04T08:37:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T13:37:02","slug":"trump-shuts-down-ukraine-aid-as-zelenskyys-oval-office-gambit-continues-to-backfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shuts-down-ukraine-aid-as-zelenskyys-oval-office-gambit-continues-to-backfire\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Shuts Down Ukraine Aid as Zelenskyy&#8217;s Oval Office Gambit Continues to Backfire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-shuts-down-ukraine-aid-as-zelenskyys-oval-office-gambit-continues-to-backfire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2409395&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald\u200c Trump \u200cannounced a pause in all U.S. military aid \u200cto Ukraine following a tense meeting with Ukrainian \u200bPresident Volodymyr \u200cZelenskyy. \u200cThis decision reflects\u200d the trump governance&#8217;s belief \u2062that\u2062 Zelenskyy has not effectively pursued a resolution to the ongoing conflict with \u2062Russia and has not adequately understood the limitations \u2062of Ukraine&#8217;s negotiating position.<\/p>\n<p>An\u2063 unnamed White House \u2063official stated\u200c that \u200dthe administration is focused on peace and seeks assurance that aid contributes to that outcome. Reports\u2064 of the aid \u200cpause surfaced soon after Trump&#8217;s criticism of\u2062 Zelenskyy&#8217;s \u2064remarks about \u200bthe peace process, \u2064which he\u200d claimed implied\u200c an\u200c unwillingness for resolution \u2062while \u200drelying on American support. <\/p>\n<p>During the Oval Office meeting, Trump and Vice President \u2063J.D. Vance expressed disagreement with Zelenskyy&#8217;s outlook, arguing that he fails to appreciate\u2063 the precarious situation he is in. Trump highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cas-prison-guard-union-gives-1-75m-to-newsoms-anti-recall-committee-after-negotiating-bonuses-and-raises\/\" title=\"CA\u2019s Prison-Guard Union Gives .75M To Newsom\u2019s Anti-Recall Committee After Negotiating Bonuses And Raises\">significant financial support<\/a> the \u2062U.S. has provided\u200b to \u200bUkraine,\u200b which\u200b has \u200damounted to around $183 billion over three years, while \u200bEuropean backing has been\u200d significantly less.<\/p>\n<p>The tension\u200d escalated when zelenskyy stated that achieving peace with Russia seemed distant,\u200d and Trump lambasted this comment as \u200cdetrimental.\u200b He framed the overall \u200bdiscourse\u2064 as disrespectful, asserting that Zelenskyy&#8217;s statements could jeopardize international relations and\u2064 the lives \u2064of millions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump paused all military aid to Ukraine on Monday in the wake of the clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration believes that Zelenskyy has not effectively sought an end to the conflict and has not recognized its limited bargaining position in ending the three-year war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump has been clear that he is focused on peace,&rdquo; an unnamed White House official said in a statement about the hiatus, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-orders-pause-military-aid-ukraine-wake-last-weeks-oval-office-cl-rcna194627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need our partners to be committed to that goal, as well,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-sanctions-russia-over-navalny-arrest-and-alleged-poisoning\/\" title=\"U.S. Sanctions Russia Over Navalny Arrest And Alleged Poisoning\">official added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Reports about a pause in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-republicans-call-on-biden-administration-to-act-swiftly-on-ethiopia-crisis\/\" title=\"Congressional Republicans Call on Biden ... to Act Swiftly on Ethiopia Crisis\">foreign aid<\/a> to Ukraine had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-holds-meeting-discuss-possibility-cutting-off-ukraine-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circulated<\/a> earlier on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The move to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">temporarily halt military aid<\/a> came shortly after Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-erupts-zelenskyy-makes-worst-statement-made-days-oval-office-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blasted<\/a> Zelenskyy for saying that peace with Russia is &ldquo;very, very far away.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An agreement to end the war is still very, very far away, and no one has started all these steps yet. The peace that we foresee in the future must be just, honest, and most importantly, sustainable&rdquo; Zelenskky said during a news conference on Sunday in the United Kingdom, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskyy-starmer-trump-b025877c40ffe0ddf2a92adad1715231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelenskyy, and America will not put up with it for much longer!&rdquo; Trump wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114099480566604857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is what I was saying, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-creates-headaches-for-harris-with-misleading-claims-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Walz creates headaches for Harris with misleading claims - Washington Examiner\">guy doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t want there to be Peace as long as he has America&rsquo;s backing and, Europe, in the meeting they had with Zelenskyy, stated flatly that they cannot do the job without the U.S.,&rdquo; the commander-in-chief added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Probably not a great statement to have been made in terms of a show of strength against Russia. What are they thinking?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The United States has been the most significant single foreign backer of the Ukrainian war effort over the past three years.<\/p>\n<p>One federal interagency group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-meeting-gets-tense-macron-interrupts-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estimates<\/a> the figure of total aid to be $183 billion as of Dec. 31, while European Union institutions have contributed $52.1 billion and individual European countries have offered a collective $60.4 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, along with Vice President J.D. Vance, publicly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-latest-trump-meet-zelenskyy-ukraine-seeks-end-russian-aggression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disagreed<\/a> with Zelenskyy&rsquo;s approach toward ending the war during a meeting in the Oval Office on Friday, asserting that Zelenskyy fails to recognize that the current situation is not in his favor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. President, with respect, I think it&rsquo;s disrespectful for you to come to the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media,&rdquo; Vance told Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky sought to object, at which point Trump said, &ldquo;You&rsquo;re gambling with the lives of millions of people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re gambling with World War III, and what you&rsquo;re doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country that&rsquo;s backed you far more than a lot of people say they should have,&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Trump administration contends that Zelenskyy has not adequately pursued peace and fails to acknowledge his constrained negotiating power in resolving the ongoing three-year conflict with Russia. An unnamed White House official stated, &#8220;President Trump is focused on peace,&#8221; emphasizing the need for partners to share this commitment and that aid is being reviewed for its effectiveness in contributing to a solution<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2409396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Zelenskyy-v-Trump.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7629,35056,3634,6991,10724],"class_list":["post-2409395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aid","tag-oval-office","tag-trump","tag-ukraine","tag-zelenskyy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Zelenskyy-v-Trump.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2409395"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2409399,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409395\/revisions\/2409399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2409396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}