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The suspension order remains in effect and affects over $1 billion worth of weapons and ammunition on order. Officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the decision came following a series of meetings at the White House on Monday between Trump and his senior national security aides.

Officials stated that the directive would remain in place until Trump determines that Ukraine is demonstrating a good-faith commitment to peace negotiations with Russia.

This decision came after a dramatic escalation at the White House on Friday when Trump told Zelensky he was "gambling with World War III." The Ukrainian president was told to return when he was ready for peace.

A senior administration official told Fox News that "this is not a permanent termination of aid, but a pause." Bloomberg reported that all US military equipment that had not yet arrived in Ukraine, including weapons in transit on planes and ships or waiting in transit zones in Poland, would be held back.

It was also reported that Trump had ordered his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, to enforce the suspension.

The US has been the largest provider of military aid to Ukraine, including weapons, equipment, and financial support, since Russia began the war three years ago.