State Department spokesman Ned Price said today (Monday) that Sudan's normalization efforts with Israel will need to be re - examined in the wake of recent events.
Price also announced that the Biden administration would freeze $ 700 million in funding for the African country.
The announcement came after the coup that took place this morning that led to the dissolution of the Transitional Council and the establishment of a military junta, and to the threats and criticism from the West.
This is the first step by the United States towards severing relations with the new Sudanese government, led by General 'Abd al-Fatah al-Burhan.
"The United States is stopping $ 700 million in emergency aid allocations to Sudan," Price said, adding that the United States was not in touch with ousted Prime Minister Abdullah Hamduk who was sent under house arrest as part of a move to seize control of the country.
Europe earlier responded through a statement from German Foreign Minister Heiko Mass, who said "the coup attempt must end immediately", while calling on "everyone responsible for security and order in Sudan to continue the process of transition to democracy".