NBC: Check did not find a critical marriage of weapons in the Pentagon

Checking US military reserves, after which the Pentagon suspended the supply of weapons to Ukraine, did not find their critical shortage. About it reports NBC News with reference to sources.

According to the interlocutors, the level of some precision ammunition was reduced, but did not reach the minimum permissible threshold. The Joint Committee of Chiefs of Staff has concluded that the continuation of assistance to Ukraine will not undermine US combat capability.

The decision on temporary suspension of supplies was, according to the NBC information, the initiative of the Minister of Defense Pitt Hegset and his deputy Elbidge Kolbe, who has long been in favor of reducing the involvement of the US in the Russian-Ukrainian war and reorienting resources to contain China in Indo-Pacific.

As Politico noted, the termination of supply was a surprise even for knowledgeable officials in the State Department and Congress. The sources of the publication say that the key role in the approval of the decision was played by the flask, not the Hegset.

Officially, US authorities continue to declare Ukraine support.

In recent months, against the background of the activation of Russian air strikes in Ukrainian cities, Kiev has constantly appealed to Western Allies to increase the supply of air defense systems. During the final press conference of the NATO summit in Hague last week, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will consider the sale of additional Patriot systems to Ukraine.