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.

The White House got no heads up before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth halted US weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, five sources tell CNN—a move that surprised top officials and sparked confusion as Trump's team reportedly scrambled to understand and explain the decision.