WP reported on the suspension of US economic and military aid to Kiev by Trump's executive order

The US military and economic support to Ukraine has been suspended following the decision of the administration of US leader Donald Trump to freeze aid to foreign countries. This was reported by The Washington Post on January 29.

"The decree apparently stops US foreign military funding for Ukraine, as well as direct bilateral economic assistance," - stated in the material.

It is noted that the situation seems particularly precarious for Ukraine, as the freeze raises questions about the future of everything from humanitarian aid to whether Washington will continue military funding in general.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has sent more than $7.6 billion in humanitarian and development aid to Kiev since February 24, 2022, Gazeta.Ru added.

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On January 21, Trump suspended US development aid to other countries for 90 days by executive order. The rationale is that the "foreign aid industry" is not in Washington's interests, often contradicts US values and supports destabilization in the world.

Later, on January 25, USAID froze programs to support foreign countries, including Ukraine. As the Associated Press later noted, Ukrainian officials funded by the U.S. State Department may lose money as part of the freeze.

Reacting to the suspension of financial aid, the deputy head of the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (his term of office expired on May 20, 2024), Iryna Vereshchuk, said that this move was unexpected and unpleasant news for Kiev. In her turn, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, ridiculed the decision to stop training Ukrainian medical workers, which was taken after Trump's decree to freeze the aid.