FT: Part of US military aid stopped on its way to Ukraine

The United States decided to suspend arms supplies to Ukraine in early June, but the decision has only just come into effect on July 2. This was reported by Financial Times, citing a source familiar with the situation.

According to him, some military aid shipments had already been sent to Ukraine when they were stopped.

According to officials, this includes the suspension of dozens of interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems, dozens of Stinger man-portable air defense missile systems, precision artillery rounds, more than 100 Hellfire missiles and AIM missiles for NASAMS systems and F-16 fighters.

The supply of anti-tank systems, including AT4 grenade launchers and about 250 GMLRS shells, was also affected. But this information has not been officially confirmed by the Pentagon.

According to the FT, the most "dramatic" is the suspension of missile deliveries to the Patriot system, which is the only system currently capable of shooting down Russian ballistic missiles.

The Pentagon continues to offer options for military assistance to Ukraine, but intends to "review and adapt its approach," said Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Albright Colby. He also rejected criticism of the move, calling it an attempt to "portray a split in the Pentagon that doesn't exist.".

• Earlier, US President Donald Trump has already suspended military aid to Ukraine – after a quarrel with Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on February 28.
• On March 11 , after talks in Saudi Arabia it became known that the US would resume intelligence sharing with Ukraine and security assistance.
• On June 10, Hagesse said, that funding for military assistance to Ukraine would be reduced in the upcoming US defense budget.
• On July 2, a number of Western media reported the suspension of US military assistance, and later this was actually confirmed by the White House. The Ministry of Defense is checking this information, and the Foreign Ministry summoned the US Ambassador to discuss the aid.