On June 10, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the White House would cut military funding to Ukraine in the context of the US President Donald Trump administration trying to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.
Speaking before the House Budget Allocation Committee, Minister Hegseth said that Ukraine will receive less aid from the US in the future, but did not specify how and when the cut plan will be implemented.
Mr. Hegseth affirmed that the Trump administration "has a very different view of the conflict". This is an allusion to the deep intervention of the previous administration that escalated tensions in Eastern Europe.
According to the Pentagon chief, resolving conflicts through negotiations not only benefits Russia and Ukraine but also helps the US improve its position in global competition.
President Trump and his team have long expressed dissatisfaction with the expensive aid that the Biden administration has pledged to send to Ukraine.
Last weekend, US Vice President J.D. Vance strongly criticized the Biden administration.
Mr. Vance criticized Washington for supplying a large amount of weapons to Kiev, with a value of up to 300 billion USD, according to him. The vice president also said that Mr. Biden was irresponsible in seeking a diplomatic solution to the conflict.
On May 21, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the Biden administration for its irresponsible behavior in freezing dialogue with Russia during the years of conflict.
At the time, Mr. Rubio also emphasized the importance of maintaining a stable dialogue between Moscow and Washington despite the change in the situation in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has often complained about the continuous shortage of US-supplied air defense systems and weak support from Washington in recent months.
