• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Donald Trump pauses all US military aid to Ukraine after accusing President Zelenskyy of 'gambling with World War 3'

Home> News> US News

Updated 07:48 4 Mar 2025 GMTPublished 07:30 4 Mar 2025 GMT

Donald Trump pauses all US military aid to Ukraine after accusing President Zelenskyy of 'gambling with World War 3'

Following the fiery Oval Meeting on Friday (February 28), the Trump administration are understood to be considering their next move

Joe Yates

Joe Yates

Just three days after President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance berated President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, the US has announced it has paused all aid to war-torn Ukraine.

Having invited the Ukrainian leader to the White House on Friday (February 28), to discuss possible solutions to an end to the Eastern European war that has been raging since Russia invaded his country, the meeting soon turned hostile.

Shortly after the trio sat down in front of the cameras, Vance insisted that Zelenskyy was treating both Trump and the US with disrespect and persistently called on the Ukrainian to 'thank' Trump.

Advert

The fiery sit-down saw the 78-year-old Republican accuse his European counterpart of 'gambling with World War 3', while Zelenskyy questioned whether either Vance or Trump had seen what President Vladimir Putin had done to his homeland.

He asked: "Have you ever been to Ukraine? Seen what problems we have? Come once."

On the back of the belligerent meeting, two US officials have stated that the Trump administration is pausing all military aid to Ukraine.

An aerial view of Bohodychne, in the Donbas region of Ukraine - the town that was bombed both during its occupation by Russian forces and its liberation by Ukrainian forces following the large-scale Russian offensive of 2022 (Pierre Crom/Getty Images)
An aerial view of Bohodychne, in the Donbas region of Ukraine - the town that was bombed both during its occupation by Russian forces and its liberation by Ukrainian forces following the large-scale Russian offensive of 2022 (Pierre Crom/Getty Images)

Advert

“The president has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well," a White House official said per NBC News yesterday (March 3).

"We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution.”

In January, the State Department announced that the US had provided the equivalent of $65.9 billion in military assistance to Ukraine since Russia invaded the country three years ago - on February 24, 2022.

During the heated meeting on Friday (February 28), the Ukrainian president reflects on how 'during the war, everyone has problems', and just because they don't 'feel it now', doesn't mean they won't in 'the future'.

Advert

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was accused of gambling with World War Three by President Donald Trump (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was accused of gambling with World War Three by President Donald Trump (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump then butted in, arguing he's 'trying to solve a problem' and said Zelenskyy is in 'no position' to tell them 'what [they're] going to feel'.

Raising his voice, he continued: "You're in no position to dictate what we're going to feel. We're going to feel very good. We're going to feel very good and very strong. You're right now, not in a very good position, you've allowed yourself to be in a very bad position."

Trump warned: "You don't have the cards right now. With us, you start having cards ... You're gambling with the lives of millions of people! You're gambling with World War Three! You're gambling with World War III. And what you're doing is very disrespectful to the country - this country."

Featured Image Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Topics: Russia, US News, Ukraine, World News, Politics, Money

Joe Yates
Joe Yates

Joe is a journalist for UNILAD, who particularly enjoys writing about crime. He has worked in journalism for five years, and has covered everything from murder trials to celeb news.

X

@JMYjourno

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

12 mins ago
25 mins ago
2 hours ago
  • 12 mins ago

    TSA approves new ID for iPhone users at airport security but it comes with a catch

    Traveling just got a little easier for some people

    News
  • 25 mins ago

    CIA declassifies 1,450 bombshell pages into RFK assassination including haunting note from killer

    54 declassified documents making up over 1,000 pages were made public yesterday (June 12)

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    Everyone’s wondering the same thing after seeing map of where seat 11A was on Air India flight that crashed

    Following the crash, people have been left with a lot of questions

    News
  • 2 hours ago

    Owen Wilson reveals the top five films of his career

    Speaking to UNILAD, Hollywood veteran Owen Wilson shared what he believes to be the top five films he's starred in

    Film & TV
  • President Zelenskyy responds after Donald Trump 'yelled' at him saying he's 'gambling with World War 3'
  • Russia makes shocking claim about President Zelenskyy after Trump accused him of 'gambling with World War 3'
  • NATO chief issues warning to President Zelenskyy after Trump accused him of 'gambling with World War 3'
  • President Zelenskyy insists he wanted one thing from meeting where Trump accused him of 'gambling with World War 3'