{"id":7176,"date":"2025-11-09T16:30:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T17:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/?p=7176"},"modified":"2025-11-10T18:36:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:36:33","slug":"us-shutdown-stalls-arms-deliveries-to-ukraine-axios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/09\/us-shutdown-stalls-arms-deliveries-to-ukraine-axios\/","title":{"rendered":"US shutdown stalls arms deliveries to Ukraine \u2013 Axios"},"content":{"rendered":"
Political gridlock is affecting weapons exports to NATO allies, which are often forwarded to Kiev, according to the outlet<\/strong><\/p>\n The US government shutdown has delayed more than $5 billion in arms exports to European NATO members and subsequent transfers to Ukraine, Axios reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in Congress has dragged the shutdown out for 40 days, making it the longest in US history.<\/p>\n “This is actually really harming both our allies and partners and US industry to actually deliver a lot of these critical capabilities overseas,”<\/em> Axios cited a senior State Department official as saying.<\/p>\n More than $5 billion in arms exports – including AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, HIMARS, and other weapons for European NATO members – have been affected, the outlet added.<\/p>\n The source did not specify the final destination of the arms, but US exports to NATO countries are often transferred to Ukraine, Axios reported.<\/p>\n \n Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The delay stems from a lag in congressional approval, as the State Department bureau that normally briefs lawmakers on arms exports is operating with only a quarter of its usual staff, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n The shutdown has also frozen talks between Washington and Kiev on future arms shipments, The Telegraph reported last month.<\/p>\n US President Donald Trump has increasingly pushed European NATO states to take over the burden of supporting Ukraine by buying American-made armaments.<\/p>\n