President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting as he seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in peace talks with Russia.
A White House official said Trump is focused on reaching a peace deal to end the more than three-year war sparked by Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine, and wants Zelenskyy “committed” to that goal.
“The President has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well," the official said Monday. "We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution.”
During a joint press conference on Monday with C.C. Wei, the CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Trump told reporters that his goal for Ukraine war is to get back the $350 billion the United States had spent in helping Ukraine and ensure the war stops.
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