Trump halts military aid to Ukraine - what does that mean?


FILE PHOTO: A convoy of Ukraine-bound Bradley Fighting Vehicles load onto the carrier ARC Integrity at the Transportation Core Dock in North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. January 25, 2023. U.S. Transportation Command/Oz Suguitan/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has frozen military aid to Ukraine, just days after publicly confronting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House and accusing him of being insufficiently grateful for Washington's backing.

The halt to U.S. military aid does not only have significant implications for the three-year-old war between Ukraine and Russian invasion forces. It will also impact the U.S. defense industry. Here's how:

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