Pentagon's weapons pause to Ukraine could ‘encourage’ and ‘escalate’ Putin’s war ambitions: security experts

The Pentagon’s decision to halt previously promised air defense systems to Ukraine was met with ominous warnings on Wednesday from Washington-based security experts, who warned the move will "encourage" and possibly "escalate" Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war ambitions.

The decision was confirmed by Fox News Tuesday night after Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby assessed that the U.S. possessed dangerously low munitions stockpiles. 

However, experts are sounding the alarm that the move undermines U.S. and Ukrainian leverage...