The suspension of arms supplies to Ukraine signals the U.S. exiting the war — The New York Times

The suspension of critical American ammunition supplies to Ukraine is a signal that Washington is stepping back from the war.

This statement comes from The New York Times.

The article cites opinions from Ukrainian citizens.

“Ukraine is no longer a priority, no longer at the center of U.S. foreign policy. At least Trump is being honest with Ukrainians about that,” said Solomiia Bobrovska, a Member of Parliament and member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence.

According to her, supplies of Patriot air defense missiles are running out, and the pause will severely complicate the defense of Kyiv, where most of the six operational systems are located: “This is a huge problem.”

“We will find weapons. It will just be harder. A lot more people will die,” said Oleh Voroshylovskyi, commander of a drone-combat unit near Kyiv.

The paper reminded readers that all the now-halted deliveries were previously approved by the Biden administration, while Donald Trump has not approved any new aid packages for Ukraine. Washington had pledged to supply Ukraine with up to $11 billion worth of weapons and equipment this year.

Earlier, U.S. media reported that the Pentagon had halted previously approved shipments of air defense missiles and precision-guided munitions due to dwindling stockpiles.