The Pentagon has suspended routine contact with Germany’s Defence Ministry on Ukraine matters, a senior German general told The Atlantic. Lieutenant General Christian Freuding, formerly head of Berlin’s Ukraine coordination unit, said he previously had round-the-clock access to Pentagon officials but that communication has abruptly stopped.
Freuding, now chief of the German army, added that the Trump administration provided no warning before halting certain weapons deliveries to Kyiv. Berlin has since resorted to relaying inquiries through its embassy in Washington in a bid to obtain updates from U.S. officials.
The development comes as Washington pushes a revised peace plan for Ukraine. The original 28-point proposal—controversial in Kyiv and among European governments—has been reduced to 22 points after consultations with both Ukraine and Russia. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to continue settlement talks.
