WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S-funded aid programs around the world have begun firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop their operations, as the Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on almost all foreign assistance brings their work to a sudden halt.

The Trump administration’s orders have sent a chill through humanitarian organizations in Ukraine, which depend heavily on such assistance.

Pentagon officials assured that the reduction in aid to Ukraine, resulting from Donald Trump's decree, affects grant aid but not military support. The ambiguity surrounding the U.S. President's decision worried Ukrainians.

The United States transferred some 90 Patriot air defense interceptors from Israel to Poland this week to then deliver them to Ukraine, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing three sources with knowledge of the operation.

The U.S. military transferred around 90 Patriot air defense interceptors from storage in Israel to Poland this week in order to deliver them to Ukraine, three sources with knowledge of the operation tell Axios.

The US military has transported around 90 interceptors for Patriot air defence systems from a stockpile in Israel to Poland, from where they will be delivered to Ukraine. Source: Axios, as reported by European Pravda Details: The shipment of Patriot missiles from Israel to Ukraine became possible after the Israeli Air Force officially