The U.S. is halting some shipments of weapons to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stockpiles have declined too much, officials said Tuesday.

The Pentagon halted arms shipments to Ukraine, including Patriot missiles, after Trump’s top defense official warned U.S. stockpiles had dropped to critical levels.

The Pentagon is pausing some shipments to Ukraine of precision munitions that include air defense missiles amid concerns about declining U.S. stockpiles, Politico first reported on Tuesday. The big picture: "This decision was made to put America's interests first" following a Defense Department review of U.