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Trump halts military aid to Ukraine - what does that mean?

Related Topics: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

By Mike Stone and Erin Banco

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has frozen military aid to Ukraine, just days after publicly confronting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House and accusing him of being insufficiently grateful for Washington's backing.

The halt to U.S. military aid does not only have significant implications for the three-year-old war between Ukraine and Russian invasion forces. It will also impact the U.S. defense industry. Here's how:

HOW MUCH HAS THE U.S. SPENT ON MILITARY AID FOR UKRAINE?

The United States has pledged and spent at least $65 billion on military aid for Ukraine since Russia's full-blown February 2022 invasion.