Ukraine Weapons Freeze Causes Concern
UKRAINE, JUL 7 – European countries have provided nearly $59 billion in military aid to Ukraine as the US halts shipments of key weapons citing stockpile concerns, officials said.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unilaterally halted shipments of weapons to Ukraine in early July 2025 amid rising tensions and a major Russian offensive.
- The decision followed a Pentagon review citing concerns over low stockpiles, but it surprised the State Department, Congress, Ukraine, and European allies who were not consulted.
- Senior military officials assessed that continuing arms deliveries would not jeopardize U.S. readiness, and Rep. Adam Smith stated stockpiles are not lower than in prior years of the conflict.
- President Trump expressed he was very unhappy after a July 3 phone call with Putin, said Ukraine needs more defense weapons, and denied knowledge of any pause in aid shipments.
- The weapons freeze raised concerns about undermining Ukraine’s defense against Putin’s intensified attacks, prompting calls for investigation and suggestions the pause would soon end.
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WSJ: Trump Told Zelenskyy He Didn’t Order Weapons Pause
President Donald Trump told his Ukrainian counterpart that he did not order the pause in weapons to the war-torn country, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. In a phone call Friday, Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he ordered a review of weapons stockpiles but not the freeze on munitions to Ukraine, according to the Journal. Three days later, Trump told reporters at the White House that "we have to" send more weapons …
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