Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard

Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard - West Hawaii Today

Roughly a week after Donald Trump started his second term as president, the U.S. military issued an order to three freight airlines operating out of Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and a U.S. base in Qatar: Stop 11 flights loaded with artillery shells and other weaponry and bound for Ukraine.

Pete Hegseth's aid pause to Ukraine confused Trump

Behind the scenes of the Trump administration's decision to cancel a shipment of arms o Ukraine earlier this year.

Hegseth's order to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard

The story of how the flights were canceled points to an at-times haphazard policymaking process within the Trump administration.

Policy Chaos: How Haste Undermined Trump's Ukraine Aid Decisions

Policy Chaos: How Haste Undermined Trump's Ukraine Aid Decisions In a tumultuous chapter of international diplomacy, the cancellation of U.S. military aid flights to Ukraine, authorized by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, triggered confusion and concern among allied nations. This abrupt action, occurring a week into Donald Trump’s second presidential term, showcased the internal discord within his administration.The initial halt to 11 flights …

The Pentagon stopped eleven cargo planes loaded with weapons that were to be delivered to Ukraine – without Trump's approval.

Pete Hegseth mistakenly stopped weapons shipments to Ukraine days after Trump took office

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefly -- and mistakenly -- halted a military aid shipment to Ukraine during President Trump's first weeks in office without getting a final go-ahead, a source familiar with the situation told The Post.