The United States is stopping some arms shipments to Ukraine in the middle of their war with Russia, the White House confirmed on Tuesday.
White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told CBS News in a statement that the “decision was taken to put the interests of the United States first after the” Defense Department “review of military support and the assistance of our nation to other countries around the world.”
An North -American Officer told CBS News that the movement took place due to concerns about North -American military stocks falling too low.
The Trump administration did not immediately confirm what weapons were being withdrawn from the delivery or shooter scale.
Kelly added: “The strength of the United States Armed Forces is still indisputable; Iran just ask”, in reference to the Strikes of the United States last month to three Iranian nuclear facilities.
Elbridge Colby, Department of Defense under the Secretary of Policy, said in a separate statement on Tuesday night in response to the measure that the “ Department of Defense continues to provide President Robust Options to continue military help in Ukraine, in accordance with his goal of bringing this tragic war at the end. At the same time, the Department is rigorously examining and adapting its target, of the priorities. ”
The United States have provided Ukraine tens of thousands of $ $ in military assistance from a large -scale scale of Russia in Ukraine in February 2022.
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At the beginning of March, after a Oval office meeting confronted Between President Trump and President Ukrainian Volodymyr Zlenskyy, the White House announced that it was Stopping military help to Ukraine who had already been destined for the Biden administration. He also said he was pausing Intelligence Sharing to Ukraine.
The two fronts pause was raised about a week later, when Ukraine replied positively To talk about a potential cessation of fire, which never materialized at the time.
Then, at the end of April, the United States and Ukraine came to an agreement This would give the United States access to Ukraine’s mineral reserves. As part of the concepts of the agreement, according to Ukrainian officials, the United States would contribute in the form of military assistance to a joint fund in the United States-Ukraine.
Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director General of Royal United Services Institute Think Tank, told CBS News in March that about 20% of Ukraine military hardware is provided by the United States, with 25% provided by Europe and the rest of the world and 55% produced in Ukraine.
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