Donald Trump’s decision to pause American military aid to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenksyy is handing Russia's Vladimir Putin the upper hand, experts warn.

Citing U.S. unnamed officials, Bloomberg and CNN reported that Washington would pause military assistance for Ukraine until Trump determines that Ukraine is committed to peace. A

Ukraine has depended on a lifeline of arms from the United States since the day after Russian troops crossed the border in February 2022, when the Biden administration authorized $350 million worth of arms from the Defense Department’s stockpiles for Ukraine.