Trump Pentagon freezes shipments of several Ukrainian weapons to protect US preparations

The pentagon is frozen At a pivotal moment in the Kiev war with Russia, several important weapons to Ukraine were confirmed, including the Patriot missile interceptor and 155 mm artillery artillery.

According to US military staff When tracking the cargo, the weapons had already been staged in Poland before the orders dropped.

The outage was driven by the Secretary of Defense of Policy Elbridge Colby after a review of US munitions stockpiles that showed dangerously low reserves. Politico first reported.

“This was made to put America’s interests first,” White House assistant reporter Anna Kelly said she also shared a statement from NA with Fox News Digital. “The strength of the US military remains unquestionable. Ask Iran.”

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Under the Secretary of Defense for Policy, Elbridge Colby prepares for a confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on March 4, in front of the Senate Armed Worship Committee. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Colby, Secretary of Defense Trump and architect of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, has long been A hard shift to counter China Continuing involvement in Ukraine. Before rejoining the Pentagon, he led the marathon initiative and wrote the Negation Strategy, a widely cited blueprint for the Great Power Contest.

According to Politico, Withholding weapons include air defense ammunition, precision guided shellfish, and Hellfire missiles used by Ukrainian F-16s.

The senior defense secretary told Pentagon review Politico that the patriot interceptor stockpile, a precision-guided 155 mm shell, and other important ammunition had dropped to levels that we thought were insufficient to meet our accidental plan.

The Army has already quietly quadrupled its procurement target for the Patriot Interceptor, but defense analysts say it takes time to restock.

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Ukrainian President Voldy Mirzelensky will speak by phone on May 16th during a meeting at the European Political Community Summit in Scanderbeg Square, Tirana, Albania. (AP photo)

Over the weekend, Russia launched it The biggest air attack of warnearly 500 drones and 60 missiles. Ukraine’s air defenses are made in many of the US and remain tense.

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After meeting the Ukrainians President Zelensky At the NATO summit, Trump said, “They want to have anti-missile missiles. …We’ll see if there are some available.”

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