The cargo has already been in Poland: that stands on the stops of supply of weapons from the United States to Ukraine - WSJ

The publication emphasized that the decision to stop the supply of weapons designated by Ukraine reflects the weakening of the White House's commitment to assisting Kiev in its protection against the Russian Federation. Anna Kelly, a White House spokesman, said, "This decision was made to put the interests of America in the first place" after analyzing the US military aid pentagon. Journalists say that weapons intended for Ukraine were already in Poland when the supply was stopped.

They included Patriot Air Defense, air-air missiles, Air-Earth-Earth missiles and lands-Earth rockets, artillery shells and landscapes of the Earth-Air Earth. Deputy Defense Minister for Policy Policy, Kolby did not comment on the decision to stop the supply of weapons to Ukraine, but stated that the Pentagon would provide Trump options for continuing military assistance to Ukraine that "meet his purpose to put an end to this war.

" "The Ministry is carefully studying and adapting the approach to this goal, while maintaining the readiness of the US Armed Forces for defense priorities," Kolby said. This step in the White House puzzled analysts who noted that Trump had stated at the NATO summit last week, which would consider the possibility of selling Kiev air defense systems Patriot. The Trump administration inherited the authority to send to Ukraine weapons worth up to $ 3.

85 billion from the Pentagon reserves, but abstained from it. She also did not invite additional funding to the Congress for a separate assistance program to Ukraine, in which money is allocated so that the country can buy weapons from US defense enterprises. Democrats have already criticized the decision to stop weapons.

"The Pentagon significantly weakens the protection against air attacks, while Russia bombs Ukrainian cities every night, causing peaceful Ukrainians to die," said Senator Gin Shahin, the main democratic in the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs. "American production systems, including the Patriot platform, are the basis of Ukraine's defense . . . They work. It is noted that this White House decision has called the US policy debate to Ukraine.

"Ukrainians protect themselves, Europe and interests of the United States from aggressive Russia. The refusal of Patriot missiles will cost the lives of civilian and military," the US Ambassador to Ukraine Willia Taylor shared his opinion. At the same time, a former Pentagon employee at Trump Dan Caldwell, who is skeptical of Ukraine's support, praised the decision to stop delivery.

"Trump and Defense Minister Hegset make the right decision, giving priority to our own willingness to defense, not supplies to Ukraine, where the vital interests of America have not been put on the card," the official said. All weapons help was stopped for a short time in February, and the second pause was in March.

A source familiar with the cessation of ammunition supplies said the Pentagon has been dividing them into critical category from February because of the fears that the Ministry of Defense was using too many airmarks in Yemen.

According to the source, the Pentagon prepared a memorandum for the transfer to the Defense Minister Pita Hegset with a request to freeze some of the most deficient ammunition from US reserves that are supplied to Ukraine, but this decision was dust on the table of the Ministry of Defense. There were plans to reinstate the main ammunition, including artillery shells, tank shells and air defense systems, back into the US or Israel.

"Since March, they have repeatedly suggested to suspend deliveries," the source said. This step resonates with the decision of Trump's first administration to hold $ 214 million with a selected Congress assistance to Ukraine for safety in 2019. The US Accounting Chamber at that time resolved that this step violates the law on control over the withdrawal of funds, since political differences are not a legal basis for blocking the allocated funds.