Donald Trump's presidential decree on a 90-day pause in international support does not affect the military assistance programs for Ukraine. This was confirmed by the Pentagon to the Ukrainian Service of the Voice of America, UNN reports.
Security assistance to Ukraine is not subject to the restrictions of the recent decree on foreign aid, as it only applies to development programs, not military support
This means that the contracts for the manufacture of weapons for Ukraine under the USAI program issued by the Biden administration remain in force. Also, Trump's specific executive order does not affect any remaining and previously planned arms deliveries from US warehouses under the PDA program, which were announced by Joe Biden.
However, it is not yet known how Trump's executive order may affect non-military assistance to Ukraine. The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine does not provide additional explanations on this issue and refers to the published text of President Trump's decree, Radio Liberty reports.
On his first day in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending US foreign aid for development programs for 90 days.
It states that all heads of departments and agencies responsible for U.S. foreign development assistance programs should immediately suspend the allocation and disbursement of funds to foreign countries and international non-governmental organizations until such programs are reviewed for effectiveness and compliance with U.S. policy.
Such an inspection must be conducted within 90 days from the date of signing the decree.
The text of the document states that no further US foreign assistance will be provided in a manner that is not fully consistent with the foreign policy of the US President.
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