For those with a vested interest in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump's first week in office was a bit of a rollercoaster. His inauguration speech on Jan. 21 made no explicit mention of Ukraine or Russia's full-scale invasion,

Ukrainian President issues demand to US President after Vladimir Putin states Moscow is ‘ready for negotiations’

Trump last week paused development assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for 90 days to assess compatibility with his "America First" policy, setting alarm bells ringing among aid groups around the world that depend on U.

In his first week in office, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a 90–day freeze on U.S. foreign aid to review whether the distribution aligned with his foreign policy. Ukraine was among the many countries receiving the aid distributed through the U.

The United States' decision to freeze all international aid for 90 days is worrying the Ukrainian authorities. By executive order, President Donald Trump has decided to block all international aid for a re-evaluation and selection of what helps the United States.