US arms shipments to Kyiv briefly paused before resuming over weekend

4/2/2025 6:30

U.S. shipments of weapons into Ukraine were briefly paused in recent days before resuming over the weekend as the Trump administration debated its policy towards Kyiv, according to four people briefed on the matter.



Shipments restarted after the White House pulled back on its initial assessment to stop all aid to Ukraine, two of the sources said.



There are factions inside the administration that are at odds over the extent to which the U.S. should continue to aid Kyiv's war effort with weapons from U.S. stocks, said one of the people, a U.S. official.



The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.