In a major blow to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's war efforts in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, the Trump administration has halted all US aid to foreign nations, including Ukraine, with Israel and Egypt being the only exceptions.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, voiced her support on Friday for the recent halt in foreign aid seemingly impacting Ukraine. Newsweek has reached out to Greene and the White House via email for comment.

Russia’s aggression in Ukraine has been a splitting point between Trump and the more hawkish Republican Senate conference. Last year, Trump blew up a deal to swap additional provisions for border security in exchange for aid to Israel and Ukraine. Aid to Ukraine ultimately passed without additional border security spending.

U.S. military equipment sales to foreign governments in 2024 surged 29% to a record $318.7 billion, the State Department said on Friday, as countries sought to replenish stocks sent to Ukraine and prepare for major conflicts.

Russia on Thursday reprimanded the head of the U.N. children's agency UNICEF for not providing a "weighty argument for her refusal" to brief the Security Council on children in Gaza - a meeting requested by Russia.

Donald Trump’s victory has now set expectations for how he’ll approach foreign policy, writes TIME columnist Ian Bremmer

Hamas released four hostages and Israel 200 Palestinian prisoners as the latest cease-fire exchange occurred on Saturday.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday issued a 90-day moratorium on most foreign aid spending, including to Ukraine.

Trump’s incoming administration is already began tempering expectations. Earlier this month, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Trump’s pick to serve as the special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, walked back his boss’s bombast. “Let’s set it at 100 days,” he said, moving the goal posts for ending the conflict.

Berlin approved exports of war weapons and military equipment worth €13.33B, of which €8.15B were approved for Kyiv - Anadolu Ajansı