President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for White House budget director is declining to commit to doling out congressionally approved funds, specifically U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

Trump last week paused development assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for 90 days to assess compatibility with his "America First" policy, setting alarm bells ringing among aid groups around the world that depend on U.

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 pertains to grants of aid but not military support. The ambiguity surrounding the U.S. President's decision has concerned Ukrainians.