The Reuters Agency besides confirmed that deliveries were resumed, although it is unknown erstwhile they started or how many there are actually.Last week, the Pentagon halted the supply of arms parts to Ukraine, including precision ammunition and air defence interceptors, citing concerns about the exhaustion of US reserves.However, an anonymous White home authoritative informed AP agency that it had not happened ‘stops’ in supplies, and only for a review to guarantee that military aid is compatible with the US defence strategy.
He added that the Pentagon had never formally declared the supply halt.Russia maintains that abroad arms shipments to Ukraine fuel further bloodshed without changing the result of the conflict.U.S. president Trump said Wednesday Washington would proceed to supply defensive weapons to Ukraine, but avoided explaining who ordered the stopover."I would have known if the decision had been made... I would most likely give an order’ – told reporters.
According to AP, Trump privately expressed frustration over the deficiency of coordination between the Pentagon and the White House.Trump besides commented on the cost of Patriot systems – valued at about $1 billion per battery – saying Kiev's request for another unit is inactive being considered.
“It’s a shame we gotta spend so much money” to support Ukraine," he said, calling the rocket strategy "very rare... and very expensive."Ukrainian Prime Minister Vladimir Zelenski repeatedly urged Washington to send more Patriot systems.
Trump, however, previously suggested that the US "they are simply incapable to produce [Patriot] missiles in the essential quantities".About the same time Trump said his predecessor, Joe Biden, “he has desolated our full country”, sending weapons to Ukraine.
He repeatedly accused Biden of issuing a blank check for Kiev.
According to the German Kieler Institute, the United States has provided nearly $115 billion in military and financial assistance since 2022.
Unlike Biden's administration, Trump pressed for ceasefire and resumed direct talks with Moscow to find solutions to resolve the conflict.Russia consistently condemns western arms supplies, claiming that they increase the hazard of wider escalation.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Pieskov stressed that specified actions do not advance peace, but only prolong wartime activities.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/621288-us-resumes-arms-shipments-ukraine/
