U.S. President Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy last week, a White House official, deepening the fissure that has opened between the two one-time allies.

President Donald Trump ordered a pause to all military aid to Ukraine, turning up the heat on Volodymyr Zelenskiy days after an Oval Office blowup with the Ukrainian president left support from his country’s most important ally in doubt.

Russian state media has reacted with glee to the White House clash between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, one outlet saying it showed the Western system is "crashing like a house of cards.