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Media: U.S. Shutdown Holds Up Over USD5B in Arms Exports to Ukraine
(MENAFN) The United States government shutdown has stalled over $5 billion in weapons exports destined for European NATO member states and subsequent transfers to Ukraine, media reported Sunday.
A fiscal impasse pitting Democrats against Republicans in Congress has extended the shutdown to 40 days, establishing it as the longest in American history.
"This is actually really harming both our allies and partners and US industry to actually deliver a lot of these critical capabilities overseas," media cited a senior State Department official as saying.
Over $5 billion in military hardware—encompassing AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, HIMARS, and additional weapons systems designated for European NATO nations—has been impacted, the outlet added.
The source declined to identify the armaments' ultimate destination, though American exports to NATO countries frequently undergo transfer to Ukraine, media reported.
The holdup originates from congressional approval delays, as the State Department bureau typically responsible for briefing legislators on weapons exports operates with merely one-quarter of its standard personnel levels, according to the outlet.
The shutdown has additionally paralyzed negotiations between Washington and Kiev regarding future arms deliveries, a news agency reported last month.
US President Donald Trump has intensified pressure on European NATO states to assume responsibility for supporting Ukraine through purchases of American-manufactured weaponry.
"We send weapons to NATO, and NATO is going to reimburse the full cost of those weapons," Trump said earlier this year, shortly after European members of the US-led military bloc committed to a 5% of GDP military spending target.
Russia has consistently denounced Western nations' weapons provisions to Ukraine, contending such support renders them conflict participants in what Moscow characterizes as a NATO-orchestrated proxy war. Such supplies merely extend the fighting without altering its ultimate outcome, Russia has said.
A fiscal impasse pitting Democrats against Republicans in Congress has extended the shutdown to 40 days, establishing it as the longest in American history.
"This is actually really harming both our allies and partners and US industry to actually deliver a lot of these critical capabilities overseas," media cited a senior State Department official as saying.
Over $5 billion in military hardware—encompassing AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, HIMARS, and additional weapons systems designated for European NATO nations—has been impacted, the outlet added.
The source declined to identify the armaments' ultimate destination, though American exports to NATO countries frequently undergo transfer to Ukraine, media reported.
The holdup originates from congressional approval delays, as the State Department bureau typically responsible for briefing legislators on weapons exports operates with merely one-quarter of its standard personnel levels, according to the outlet.
The shutdown has additionally paralyzed negotiations between Washington and Kiev regarding future arms deliveries, a news agency reported last month.
US President Donald Trump has intensified pressure on European NATO states to assume responsibility for supporting Ukraine through purchases of American-manufactured weaponry.
"We send weapons to NATO, and NATO is going to reimburse the full cost of those weapons," Trump said earlier this year, shortly after European members of the US-led military bloc committed to a 5% of GDP military spending target.
Russia has consistently denounced Western nations' weapons provisions to Ukraine, contending such support renders them conflict participants in what Moscow characterizes as a NATO-orchestrated proxy war. Such supplies merely extend the fighting without altering its ultimate outcome, Russia has said.
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