Patriot air defense systems and some other weapons are in short supply, unnamed officials have told the outletThe US has 'quietly' paused sales of certain weapons to its European allies, The Atlantic has reported. Washington has provided Kiev with over $67 billion in arms and military assistance since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby said during a call earlier this month that "he did not believe in the value of certain foreign military sales," two administration officials told the outlet. The sources claimed that Colby also "did not like" the idea of selling Patriots to Denmark because they are in short supply and should remain in the US. The Atlantic warned that a prolonged pause in weapons sales to Western Europe "risks creating new rifts with allies, weakening their defenses at a time when Russia poses an imminent threat, and diminishing US military influence across the continent."