The United States has suspended military assistance provided to Ukraine pending 'capability review' to analyze where the U.S. military aid goes, and to ensure national interests are served first.
"Now, some assistance provided to Ukraine — as well as assistance to other nations — is on pause as the Defense Department reviews its own capabilities to ensure when it opts to provide aid to other nations, it never shortchanges itself in the process", said Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell during a briefing at the Pentagon.
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