U.S. resumes 'on-site' inspections to keep track of weapons in Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian service members load a shipment of military aid, delivered as part of the United States' security assistance to Ukraine, onto trucks at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine, February 5, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

The United States has restarted on-site inspections in Ukraine to help keep track of the billions of dollars of weapons being provided to Kyiv, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.

Moving large amounts of weaponry into the largest conflict in Europe since World War Two carries with it risks that some could fall into the wrong hands.