Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter, setting off a scramble inside the administration to understand why the halt was implemented and explain it to Congress and the Ukrainian government.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly failed to give the White House a heads-up before he authorized a recent pause on weapon shipments to Ukraine for their ongoing conflict with Russia.

The White House reportedly offered to shield Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he paused Ukraine weapons shipments without Donald Trump's approval.