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Wednesday, July 02, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause in sending a shipment of missiles and ammunition to Ukraine amid concern about the U.S. military's stockpiles, according to two defense officials, two congressional officials and two sources with knowledge.

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â¡ï¸Ukraine to launch joint weapons production program with Ramstein summit countries. As part of a new joint production program, new factories and weapons manufacturing facilities will be built in Ukraine and abroad, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced on July 1.

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-- The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) Jul 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM

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Putin's ----- bends over for Moscow yet again.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-07-01 08:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

... Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause in sending a shipment of missiles and ammunition to Ukraine amid concern about the U.S. military's stockpiles, ...

Of course, he needs a reason to pause the shipments.

But to just apparently make one up?


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-01 08:10 PM | Reply

Anything for Vlad... who has Lil' Donnie's leash pulled up really tight.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-01 10:15 PM | Reply

Meanwhile, Russia lost its third jet fighter of the year and Trumpf's Special Envoy says it's the Kremlin delaying peace talks. Retired US Army General Keith Kellogg: "Peskov's recent comments on the state of negotiations are Orwellian. Russian claims that it is the US and Ukraine stalling peace talks are unfounded." Kellogg emphasised that the US president has consistently and persistently advocated for progress in ending the war. "We urge an immediate ceasefire and a move to trilateral talks to end the war. Russia cannot continue to stall for time while it bombs civilian targets in Ukraine," he added. Link: www.pravda.com.ua

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-07-02 04:42 AM | Reply

Vlad has spoken.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-02 11:50 AM | Reply

We're still sending bombs and weapons to Ukraine? Why?!? King Donald said he ended that war with a phone call, in 24 hours. I forget who won, but shouldn't we be focused on those illegals at that concentration camp in Florida?
--Poorly educated MAGA dorks, each with the attention span comparable to the wingspan of a gnat

#6 | Posted by catdog at 2025-07-02 12:13 PM | Reply

So is this now being done so Trump can start sending those weapons to his boss in Moscow?

#7 | Posted by prius04 at 2025-07-02 12:30 PM | Reply

#7

Good point. Prolly already started.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-02 12:33 PM | Reply

Trump's malaligned motives aside, this is why no one should do deals with Trump.

At the end of the day, the agreement is never enough and he'll always demand more and renege.

#9 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-07-02 01:04 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

^THIS

#10 | Posted by e1g1 at 2025-07-02 01:31 PM | Reply

"Trump administration military aid halt will only encourage Russia, Ukraine warns

Ukraine warns that slowing weapons deliveries "would only encourage the aggressor to continue war and terror."

The weapons pause was greeted positively by Russia.

"The fewer arms supplied to Ukraine, the closer the end of the special military operation will be," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters."

www.politico.eu

#11 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-02 03:07 PM | Reply

There is a LOT of movement going on all of a sudden in the military. tRump and Kegseth have something brewing.

- A friend works in military relocation and came into a really large number to a location he had deal with this last week. He said it was unprecedented in his time. He's just one cog so others received a similar share.
- I am hearing about call ups from the National Guard to active duty.
- And call backs to duty for those out of the service (pilots).
- Worry about the rate of consumption of the navy's defensive missiles...

All in the past week.

Iran?
Taiwan?
North Korea?

#12 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-07-02 04:59 PM | Reply

China... the first steps in the Indo-Pacific war when Xi invades Taiwan, and Trump just salutes and gives him mean girl looks.

I still think that Vlad, Xi, and T-rump have already divvied up the world over the years, with Vlad getting most of the old SU back and parts of NATO, Xi getting Taiwan, some islands, some mainlands... Indonesia, the Philippines at a Special Discount if they throw in free cases for Trump phones. Australia, if they wanted it.

DJT gets Canada (if he can take it!), Greenland, Mexico, Central and parts of South America. But only after letting Vlad and Xi bunker drone California.

#13 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-02 06:16 PM | Reply

"Two other U.S. officials said Pentagon leadership did not seek any input from the State Department, the U.S. embassy in Kyiv or Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg's team before pulling back a shipment of critical arms that were already on the ground in Poland.

Some in the Joint Staff were also opposed to the halt, both officials and a person familiar with the discussions said.

Both the White House and the State Department pushed back on the notion that the munitions pause caught administration officials off guard.

"This is false," said a White House official who was granted anonymity to talk about an ongoing review. "The president and top officials expect the DOD to regularly review aid allocations to ensure they are in line with the America First agenda."

www.politico.com

Trump's Russia First agenda more like.

#14 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-02 10:10 PM | Reply

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