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Trump State Department Suspends Ukraine Military Aid — State Officials Shocked!

Trump’s State Department just issued an order to completely halt foreign aid to Ukraine for 90-days.

The new guidance, announced by Marco Rubio this afternoon, was an extension of President Trump’s recent Executive Order instructing the department to pause all foreign aid grants for review.

According to a representative from Trump’s State Department, the department has gone “nuclear on foreign assistance,” with the suspension impacting not only foreign aid to Ukraine, but to most countries — with notable exceptions for Israel and Egypt.

Marco Rubio’s guidance has been immediately put into effect.

Reportedly, state officials are completely sidelined!

Take a look at what’s happening:

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Politico has the original report:

Secretary of State Marco Rubio halted spending Friday on most existing foreign aid grants for 90 days. The order, which shocked State Department officials, appears to apply to funding for military assistance to Ukraine.

Rubio’s guidance, issued to all diplomatic and consular posts, requires department staffers to issue “stop-work orders” on nearly all “existing foreign assistance awards,” according to the document, which was obtained by POLITICO. It is effective immediately.

It appears to go further than President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, which instructed the department to pause foreign aid grants for 90 days pending review by the secretary. It had not been clear from the president’s order if it would affect already appropriated funds or Ukraine aid.

The new guidance means no further actions will be taken to disperse aid funding to programs already approved by the U.S. government, according to three current and two former officials familiar with the new guidance.

The order shocked some department officials for its sweeping mandate. “State just totally went nuclear on foreign assistance,” said another State Department official.

Still, the document leaves room for interpretation and does provide some exceptions. It specifies that foreign military financing for Egypt and Israel will continue and allows emergency food assistance and “legitimate expenses incurred prior to the date of this” guidance “under existing awards.” At points, it also says the decisions need to be “consistent with the terms of the relevant award.”

The order will save the U.S. billions.

Reuters confirmed:

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The U.S. State Department issued a “stop-work” order on Friday for all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid, according to a cable seen by Reuters, after President Donald Trump ordered a pause to review if aid allocation was aligned with his foreign policy.
The cable, drafted by the Department’s foreign assistance office and approved by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, said waivers have been issued for military financing for Israel and Egypt. No other countries were mentioned in the cable.
The move risks cutting off billions of dollars of life-saving assistance. The United States is the largest single donor of aid globally – in fiscal year 2023, it disbursed $72 billion in assistance.
Just hours after taking office on Monday, Trump ordered a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance pending a review of efficiencies and consistency with his foreign policy but the scope of the order was not immediately known.
The State Department cable said effective immediately, senior officials “shall ensure that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, no new obligations shall be made for foreign assistance” until Rubio has made a decision after a review.
It says that for existing foreign assistance awards stop-work orders shall be issued immediately until reviewed by Rubio.

Zelensky must be in full panic mode by now!

As we previously reported, Zelensky is reportedly already ready to “negotiate a deal.”

President Trump promised that he would end the war in Ukraine ASAP.

This certainly seems like a step in the right direction.

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Volodymyr Zelensky “Ready To Negotiate A Deal,” Trump Says As He Sends Warning To Vladimir Putin


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