The Hill: Trump allies demand investigation into Hagsett over Ukrainian weapons
The US President's allies Donald Trump The upper house of Congress is demanding a thorough review of the situation with the suspension of arms supplies to Ukraine, which was unilaterally decided by the US Secretary of Defense. By Pete HegsethAbout this reports The Hill, citing an unnamed Republican senator.
The senators argue that reports that Hagset froze arms shipments to Ukraine without Trump's approval raise "serious questions about the level of coordination between the White House and the Pentagon."
"This is a clear mistake on many levels," the source told the media.
According to him, senators insist that Congress thoroughly examine this issue, because if Hagset or high-ranking members of his team are deliberately bypassing the commander-in-chief, it creates a "serious problem that needs to be addressed."
The Hill's source emphasized that, in addition to the lack of coordination between the branches of the US government, the very fact of suspending arms supplies to Ukraine is alarming.
"I'm concerned to hear that there may have been other pauses, or that this pause lasted longer than any of us know. This isn't about selling small arms to some African country, this is about Ukraine," he said.
- On July 2, it became known that The Pentagon has suspended supplies. to Ukraine some air defense missiles and other precision-guided munitions due to concerns that US arsenals are too small.
- On July 9, CNN reported that the US Secretary of Defense is Pete Hegset. did not inform the White House about the suspension of military aid Ukraine – the administration learned about it from the press.
- On the same day, Trump stated that I didn't find out who exactly made the decision. regarding the cessation of ammunition supplies to Ukraine.