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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

White House caught off guard by Hegseth’s request to cancel weapons supply to Ukraine

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly blocked military aid flights to Ukraine within days after Donald Trump entered office without the administration knowing.

An order from the U.S. military told freight airlines at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and a U.S. base in Qatar to halt 11 flights loaded with artillery shells and other weapons bound for Ukraine, according to Reuters.

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