The Guardian has learned of Kiev's shock at Trump's decision to suspend aid

Ukraine is unable to recover from the fact that the USA, under the new White House administration headed by Donald Trump, has suspended all foreign aid programs. This was reported by The Guardian newspaper on January 29, citing a source.

"Ukraine is shocked by the shocking decision of the Trump administration to immediately suspend all US foreign aid programs," - stated in the material of the newspaper.

It is specified that due to the suspension of US funding, Ukraine had to suspend a number of "critically important" projects.

"It is obvious that the new administration wants to destroy what was there before," an unnamed source told the newspaper.

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Earlier, on January 28, White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt said that the administration of former US President Joe Biden spent budget funds like "drunken sailors." She noted that this was one of the reasons for the inflationary crisis in the country. It is reported that in this regard, the Trump administration temporarily stopped the financing of a number of federal programs.

In turn, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced her intention to appeal to the court in connection with the decision of the Trump administration to suspend state programs of financial assistance. According to her, the decision will affect children who depend on federal funds for food, the elderly, law enforcement agencies that fight drugs and firearms.

In addition, on Jan. 21, Trump suspended U.S. development assistance to other countries for 90 days by executive order. The rationale is that the "foreign aid industry" is not in Washington's interest, often contradicts U.S. values, and supports destabilization in the world.

Later, on 25 January, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) froze programs to support foreign countries, including Ukraine. As the Associated Press agency noted, Ukrainian officials funded by the US State Department may lose money as part of the freeze.

On 29 January, the State Department specified that the United States would retain funding for some of its national security programs, including the protection of personnel abroad, despite the decision to suspend foreign aid for 90 days. The department also noted that the pause would allow it to scrutinize and prevent its own losses.

Western countries have stepped up military and financial support for Ukraine amid Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, which began on February 24, 2022, due to the worsening situation in the region as a result of Ukrainian shelling.