“US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegset personally ordered the termination of US military assistance supply to Ukraine, despite the resistance from the State Department and the concern of part of Congressmen. About it reports NBC News with reference to its own sources. According to journalists, Hegset argued his decision with the need to check the stocks of ammunition in the United States, especially precision weapons. Although the Pentagon after the assessment”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegset personally ordered the termination of US military assistance supply to Ukraine, despite the resistance from the State Department and the concern of part of Congressmen.
About it reports NBC News with reference to its own sources.
According to journalists, Hegset argued his decision with the need to check the stocks of ammunition in the United States, especially precision weapons. Although the Pentagon said after the assessment that the current support of Ukraine was not threatened with the defense capability of the US Army, the minister still insisted on the stop.
This is not the first time – in February and May, Hegset had already tried to stop assistance to Ukraine, but then his decision was quickly canceled. This time, his initiative was supported by Deputy Elbidge Kolbi, known for his calls to concentrate US resources on China in the Pacific.
In the State Department, Congress and among the US partners in Europe and Ukraine, such an unexpected stop caused surprise. A member of the Committee on the Armed Forces of the House of Representatives, Adam Smith, has questioned the arguments about the lack of ammunition, saying that he has reliable data on the real state of stocks.
According to Smith, the real reason for the actions of Hegset may be the intention of the administration to gradually curtail Ukraine’s military support.
KOngressman-Republican Brian Fitzpatrick He directed Appeal to US President Donald Trump to hold an urgent briefing for Congress on the provision of assistance to Ukraine.
Donald Trump Administration’s decision to suspend part Military assistance in Ukraine concerned weapons that are already in warehouses in Poland.
