USA The White House officials who made a statement to the media and whose names have not been disclosed, have previously Trump’s UkrainianHe confirmed the news that he would stop military aid.
Military aids were suspended
Authorities, Trump’s discussion with Zelenskiy after the weather created in the White House was decided to suspend all military aid to this country for a while.
A White House official who made a statement to CNN, “The President has made it clear that it focuses on peace. We want to see that our partners are also dependent on this goal. We stop our help to make sure that it contributes to the solution.” He said.
Another official said the decision to suspend would be valid for all military equipment that has not yet reached Ukraine.
Trump waited apology from Zelenskiy
Some officials said that Trump expected an apology from Zelenskiy before the public opinion after the debate on Friday, but it was effective in the decision that such a step from the President of the Ukraine.
The same names said that the decision was taken in the evening on Monday and that it was part of the pressure strategy on Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an interview with CNN, was one of the names that clearly expressed that Zelenskiy had to apologize for the debate on Friday.
US President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskiy discussed in front of the cameras during the meeting in Oval Office last Friday, and the joint press conference was canceled. Thereupon, Zelenskiy was separated from the White House alone and the rare land elements agreement was not signed.
Trump argued that Zelenskiy was “disrespectful to the American people”, while Zelenskiy said he hadn’t done anything wrong to apologize.