U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a halt to the delivery of certain munitions to Ukraine, including dozens of missiles for the Patriot air defense system, NBC News reported.
Several thousand 155-millimeter artillery shells will also not be sent, along with more than 100 Hellfire missiles, over 250 precision-guided GMLRS rockets, several dozen Stinger surface-to-air missiles and AIM air-to-air missiles, as well as grenade launchers, according to NBC’s sources in Congress and the Pentagon.
The decision to suspend some missile deliveries to Ukraine was first reported on July 1 by Politico, which cited concerns that U.S. stockpiles of these weapons had been significantly depleted. The White House later confirmed the move, saying it was made “to put America’s interests first.”
Ukrainian officials have consistently urged Western allies to ramp up shipments of weapons and ammunition to help defend against Russian airstrikes. On June 25, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. President Donald Trump in The Hague, where the two discussed the possible purchase of Patriot systems. No agreement was reached. Trump later said that Washington has few such systems and that the United States needs them for its own defense.
