US halts weapons shipments to Ukraine over fears its stockpiles are too low

Some shipments have been stopped to put America's interests first', White House says

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The Pentagon has halted shipments of US Patriot air defence systems and other precision weapons to Ukraine after concern that US stockpiles were running too low, prompting alarm in Kyiv.

A decision was quietly taken last month by the Pentagon's policy chief, Elbridge Colby. Kyiv said halting weapons shipments would only encourage Russian aggression, but the White House said it had been done to put America's interests first following a DoD [Department of Defense] review".