{"id":4526,"date":"2025-11-09T14:59:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T12:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=4526"},"modified":"2025-11-09T14:59:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T12:59:28","slug":"us-shutdown-freezes-nato-arms-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/economics\/us-shutdown-freezes-nato-arms-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"US suspends arms sales to NATO allies due to shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"603\">US freezes arms supplies to NATO allies for Ukraine due to the shutdown<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"855\">According to <strong data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"624\">Axios<\/strong>, due to the long <strong data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"662\">US government shutdown<\/strong>, which has been going on for <strong data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"691\">40 days<\/strong>, State Department <strong data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"766\">Suspended approval of arms sales contracts<\/strong> to NATO allies, including supplies of strategic importance to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"860\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"905\">Under threat - HIMARS, Aegis and AMRAAM<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"1001\">According to State Department sources, the freeze affected several key defence programmes:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1306\">\n<li data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1108\">\n<p data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1108\"><strong data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1014\">HIMARS<\/strong> - multiple launch rocket systems, which are actively used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1109\" data-end=\"1196\">\n<p data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1196\"><strong data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1120\">Aegis<\/strong> - missile defence systems in service with NATO navies;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1306\">\n<p data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1306\"><strong data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1209\">AMRAAM<\/strong> - air-to-air guided missiles needed to strengthen the defence of Ukrainian skies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1461\">Delivery is temporary <strong data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1382\">suspended due to lack of approved budget<\/strong>, The Ministry of Finance is responsible for the coordination of interagency procedures and logistical costs.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1466\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1499\">Record government paralysis<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1741\">The shutdown has been going on for some time now <strong data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1540\">a record 40 days<\/strong>, becoming the longest in US history.<br data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1576\" \/>Due to the lack of a new budget <strong data-start=\"1609\" data-end=\"1666\">Funding for most federal agencies has been suspended<\/strong>, including those responsible for <strong data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1738\">control over arms exports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1897\">This means that even agreed contracts <strong data-start=\"1785\" data-end=\"1836\">cannot be formally signed or paid for<\/strong>, until Congress passes a new financial bill.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"1902\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"1929\">Implications for Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2091\">Delays in the delivery of arms can <strong data-start=\"1967\" data-end=\"2020\">to influence the pace of rearmament of the Ukrainian army<\/strong>, The US and allied air defence systems and missile systems are used to defend the country.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2093\" data-end=\"2331\">Analysts believe that if the budget crisis is not resolved in the near future, it will <strong data-start=\"2174\" data-end=\"2216\">disrupt production and delivery schedules<\/strong> not only for Ukraine, but also for the Baltic States, Poland and Romania, which 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