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Source: Pentagon halting some promised munitions for Ukraine – POLITICO
The Pentagon has halted shipments of some air defense missiles and other precision munitions to Ukraine due to worries that U.S. weapons stockpiles have fallen too low.
The decision was driven by the Pentagon’s policy chief, Elbridge Colby, and was made after a review of Pentagon munitions stockpiles, leading to concerns that the total number of artillery rounds, air defense missiles and precision munitions was sinking, according to three people familiar with the issue.
The initial decision to withhold some aid promised during the Biden administration came in early June, according to the people, but is only taking effect now as Ukraine is beating back some of the largest Russian barrages of missiles and drones at civilian targets in Kyiv and elsewhere.
The decision by the Pentagon to halt some of the shipments stoked anxiety among Ukraine’s allies in Congress that the country would be left vulnerable to further Russian airstrikes.
“U.S.-made air defense systems, including the Patriot platform, are the centerpiece of Ukraine’s defenses … They work. They save lives every day,” said Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus co-chair. “If this reporting is true, then Mr. Colby …is taking action that will surely result in the imminent death of many Ukrainian military and civilians.”
The munitions are a mix of air defenses and precision weapons that have been flowing to Ukraine for much of the past two-plus years.
