The Kremlin has repeatedly said arms shipments to Ukraine from allies prolong the conflict Moscow started and raise the risk of escalation. The U.S. confirmed this week it had paused supplying some arms to fight Russian aggression.

Ukraine is moving forward with plans for joint weapons production with allies while the U.S. halts some arms shipments

A suspension in Patriot missiles is a body blow to the embattled county’s efforts to withstand Russia’s increasingly deadly and mounting aerial assaults.