Trump has made US support for Ukraine conditional on its government handing over a large chunk of the nation’s natural resources for American companies to exploit. Such an agreement was left hanging in the balance after a fiery meeting in the White House escalated already tense relations between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

US President Donald Trump has gone all in with his effort to strongarm Kyiv into peace negotiations with Russia, suspending US military aid to Ukraine with immediate effect. The move has sent shockwaves through the Western world and left Ukraine and its allies scrambling.

The directive, which takes effect immediately, affects more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition in the pipelines and on order.