What Ukraine Is Missing as U.S. Holds Back Air Defense and Battlefield Weapons

Hegseth falsely cited weapon shortages in halting shipments to Ukraine, Democrats say

Reports indicate defense secretary unilaterally acted to halt shipment even as Pentagon suggested US arsenal is stockedPete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, unilaterally halted an agreed shipment of military aid to Ukraine due to baseless concerns that US stockpiles of weapons have run too low, it has been reported.A batch of air defense missiles and other precision munitions were due to be sent to Ukraine to aid it in its ongoing war with Rus…

What Ukraine Is Missing as U.S. Holds Back Air Defense and Battlefield Weapons

The White House’s “America First” policy came for Ukraine this week, with Washington pausing shipments of military aid to maintain its own stockpile of weapons.  The suspension came despite an analysis by senior military officials saying the aid package would not impede the U.S.’s own supplies and military readiness. Many of the weapons were already on European soil when the order came through.

US continues to provide military aid to Ukraine

Earlier, The New York Times reported, citing sources, that Washington would suspend the supply of several weapons to Kiev, including Patriot air defense missiles

How Ukraine can cope with the US pause on crucial battlefield weapons

Ukrainian authorities are enlisting European help to increase domestic military production as the United States pauses some weapons shipments to Ukraine

US pauses military aid to Ukraine over depleted weapons stockpile

Kremlin welcomed the development, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov claiming it proves Western arsenals are being depleted and predicting that less aid will hasten the end of the conflict.

US halts transfers of weapons that were already in Poland to Ukraine

The Trump administration’s decision to suspend some military supplies to Ukraine also applies to weapons that were already in depots in Poland.