"Shutdown" farce continues, US arms delivery to Ukraine may be blocked.

The impact of the ongoing government shutdown in the United States is increasingly severe. There are reports that the shutdown is affecting the delivery of weapons from the US to Ukraine, which could impact the supply of weapons to the Ukrainian military frontline. A spokesperson for the US State Department stated that due to the shutdown, the department responsible for reporting arms sales to Congress is only operating at 25% capacity, leading to a backlog of major arms sales projects to European countries, including the Amraam air-to-air missiles and the Hamas rocket artillery system, with affected weapon exports totaling over $5 billion. Although the spokesperson did not specifically mention Ukraine, weapons exports from the US to Ukraine are usually transferred through NATO member countries.