Mark<p>US Secretary of Defense <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Hegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hegseth</span></a> authorized halt of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/weapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weapons</span></a> shipments to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> without notifying the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a></p><p>It affected <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Patriot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Patriot</span></a> missiles, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/artillery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artillery</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Hellfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hellfire</span></a> missiles, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Stinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stinger</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIM</span></a> air-to-air missiles, and other munitions</p><p>Some weapons already reached Poland & were en route to Kyiv when shipment was stopped</p><p>When asked about this <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> denied any suspension:"We haven’t (stopped shipments). We’re giving weapons"</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/hegseth-reportedly-authorized-ukraine-weapons-shipment-pause-without-informing-white-house-06-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/hegseth-re</span><span class="invisible">portedly-authorized-ukraine-weapons-shipment-pause-without-informing-white-house-06-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Liars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>