U.S. President Donald Trump is considering suspending ongoing military aid deliveries to Ukraine following a heated White House dispute with President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Washington Post reported, citing a senior Trump administration official.

The meeting between Trump and Zelensky ended without a deal on rare metals after a 45-minute briefing that devolved into an exchange of sharp barbs over U.S. aid to Ukraine and the terms of a potential peace deal with Russia. Later, Trump ordered his staff to tell Ukrainian officials to leave the White House, despite protest from the Ukrainian delegation.

Zelensky has repeatedly urged the U.S. to continue supplying arms to Ukraine as a security guarantee that would strengthen Kiev's hand in future peace talks with Russia.

After taking office on January 20, the Trump administration initially considered halting all aid to Ukraine, but has since continued to send arms to the country.

On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order freezing foreign aid funding for 90 days.

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. The United States has provided Ukraine with $65.9 billion in military aid. | BGNES