Hegseth did not inform the White House about a break for Ukraine
Hegseth did not inform the White House about a break for Ukraine
The US defense minister Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he was a Ordered Ukraine. According to five informed sources, this led to a hectic exchange within the government in order to clarify why this interruption was carried out and how it can be explained to both congress and the Ukrainian government.
Trump's attitude to the arms break
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was not responsible for this decision. When asked whether he had approved the break in deliveries, Trump only replied that the United States would continue to send defensive weapons to Ukraine. When he was asked again who was authorized by the break, he replied: "I don't know, why don't you tell me?"
political ambiguities in the White House
This incident illustrates the often chaotic decision-making process within Trump administration, especially under Hegseth in the Ministry of Defense. The break is already the second interruption of US arms deliveries to Ukraine this year and surprised high-ranking security officers.
As early as February there was a similar decision, which was quickly withdrawn. This reflects what happened on Monday evening when Trump announced that the arms deliveries would be continued despite the approved break.
inadequate communication within the government
The US special representative for Ukraine, the retired General Keith Kellogg, and Foreign Minister Marco Rubio, who is also Trump's consultant for national security, were also not informed in advance about the weapons break and learned through press reports, as a high-ranking government official and two of the sources reported.
The Pentagon spokesman Kingsley Wilson said in a statement that “Minister Hegseth has provided a framework to support the president in the evaluation of military aid deliveries and to assess the existing stocks.”
The role of Trump in the situation
After Trump had learned about the break, he asked Hegseth to resume deliveries at least some types of ammunition, in particular from interceptors for patriot air defense systems, which make a decisive contribution to protecting the Ukrainian civilian population from the incessant rocket and drone attacks by Russia.
Many of the ammunition stocks are already in Poland and could quickly be transferred to Kiev, said a high -ranking civil servant. The armor project was approved by the previous administration and was already on the way to Ukraine when the delivery was stopped. In a conversation with the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj on Friday, Trump reduced his role in the decision to stop the flow of weapons, according to Cnn.
sustainable strategy of the Pentagon
The decision of the Pentagon to suspend arms-including the patriot gruffrakets and artillery ammunition-came after Trump Hegseth had asked for an assessment of the US weapons last month. This also happened against the background of conflicts between Iran and Israel, whereby Trump wanted to ensure that the US troops in the region have sufficient ammunition for self-protection.
Although the Pentagon confirmed that a "capacity check" was carried out to ensure that military help corresponds to the US defense priorities, three sources pointed out that Trump had not directly ordered the arms deliveries to the Ukraine.
conclusions and outlook
In the past few days, Pentagon officials have given the congress that the measure was necessary because it was lacking in US stocks. However, according to the sources, the congress was not informed about a critical and impending scarcity of weapons. "The congress would be ready to work with the Pentagon if credible evidence were presented that the inventory is critical," noted one of the sources.
These developments in the Ministry of Defense indicate that it is important to improve the communication channels and the coordination within the White House in order to ensure a more smooth decision -making process and a clear strategy in relation to the support of Ukraine and other security issues.
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