'This is a catastrophe': Ukraine reacts to US military aid pause

One Ukrainian politician urged Trump "not to play with these dangerous issues because we're talking about lives".

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingAudioPodcastsRadioAudio FAQsVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthAudioVideoLiveWeatherNewslettersUkraine's shock over US military aid pause2 hours agoShareSaveJames WaterhouseUkraine correspondentReporting fromKyivHafsa KhalilBBC NewsReporting fromLondonShareSaveGetty ImagesProtests have taken place outside US embassies, including in Warsaw, this weekUkrainians have voiced their shock and dismay at the US pausing its military aid to the country - what one politician called a "dangerous" situation.

"We'll see very soon the serious consequences - dangerous consequences," Oleksandr Merezhko, who chairs the Ukrainian parliament's foreign affairs committee, told BBC Breakfast on Tuesday.

Merezhko said the pause could start having an impact on the ground as soon as "in the coming days".

Ukraine woke up to the news on Tuesday that the US was "pausing and reviewing" its military aid. A White House official told the BBC's US news partner CBS that its reason for doing so was to "ensure that it is contributing to a solution".

"The President has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well," the White House official added.

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