US President Donald Trump’s executive order to pause all United States foreign development assistance and the subsequent stop-work and stop-spending directives from Secretary of State Marco Rubio will have far-reaching effects in Ukraine, where Russia’s full-scale invasion will soon enter its third year.
It is unfortunate but let’s keep in mind for now this is humanitarian aid only, the far more important military aid is unaffected. And for the EU and other partners it is much easier to step in for humanitarian aid than for weapon deliveries. So all in all this is much better than what was initially expected from Trump, at least personally that’s my take.