US aid pause effect to take time to reach Ukraine - CNN
Illustrative photo: Europe cannot fill the aid gap alone (Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine, but the impact will not be felt immediately, according to CNN.
It would take some time — perhaps several days or weeks — for the impact of the US pause in military aid to be felt among Ukraine’s battlefield fighters, but once the country’s current stocks begin running short, the effect would be severe, even if other nations rush to fill the gap, an American official familiar with the matter said.
“There is a capability gap that Europe cannot fill alone,” the official said.
One expert said that the move would be felt within two to four months as aid from European countries helps Kyiv remain in the fight for now. “The impact is going to be big,” said Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies who has closely followed the war.
But Cancian warned the Trump administration has more forms of aid to Ukraine that can be paused or canceled altogether, including intelligence-sharing and the training of Ukrainian forces.
