Trump Pentagon freezes certain expeditions of Ukrainian weapons to protect American reserves

The Pentagon has frozen certain expeditions of critical weapons in Ukraine, notably interceptors of Patriot missiles and 155 mm artillery shells, at a pivotal moment in the kyiv war with Russia, confirmed Fox News.

According to American military officials who followed the expeditions, the weapons were already staged in Poland before the order dropped.

The judgment was conducted by the Defense Under-Secretary for the Elbridge Colby policy after examining the stocks of American ammunition which showed dangerously low reserves, Politico first pointed out.

“It was done to put American interests first,” said the assistant press secretary of the White House, Anna Kelly, said that Na’s declaration had also shared with Fox News Digital. “The strength of the United States armed forces remains indisputable – you just have to ask Iran.”

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Subsecretary to the Defense for the Elbridge Colby policy is preparing for its confirmation audience before the Senate Committee of Armed Services on March 4 in Washington, DC (SOMODEVILLA / GETTY Images)

Colby, the principal of Trump’s defense and architect of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, has long put pressure for a difficult time towards the fight against China for continuous participation in Ukraine. Before joining the Pentagon, he directed the marathon initiative and wrote the Deni strategy, a plan widely quoted for a great power competition.

According to politico, The weapons retained include air defense ammunition, shells guided by precision and hellfire missiles used by Ukrainian F-16s.

A senior defense official told Politico that Pentagon’s examination revealed that stocks of patriotic interceptors, 155 mm guided shells and other critical ammunition had dropped to levels deemed insufficient to respect American contingency plans.

The army has already quietly quadrupled its supply objectives for patriotic interceptors, but defense analysts claim that restocking will take time.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks on the phone during a meeting at the top of the European political community in Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania, May 16. (Photo ap)

During the weekend, Russia launched its greatest air attack in war, nearly 500 drones and 60 missiles. Ukraine air defenses, many United States, remain tense.

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