The U.S. has provided Ukraine with at least 5,500 Javelin missiles, with plans to provide an additional 1,000 missiles in the newest assistance package approved this week.
The State Department told Fox News Digital that it "consistently monitors any reports of alleged diversion of U.S.-origin defense equipment anywhere and takes any allegations of potential weapons diversions seriously."
"Given Russia’s active and well-known use of disinformation, in accordance with its well-worn playbook, the authenticity of such images cannot be taken at face value and should be viewed with skepticism," a State Department spokesperson said. "The Russian government is heavily invested in producing disinformation to distract the international community from the Kremlin’s unprovoked and brutal invasion of Ukraine.
The White House similarly pushed back on the reports, insisting that the sources spreading these claims have known pro-Russian information sources. President Joe Biden speaks during tour of the Lockheed Martin Pike County Operations facility where Javelin anti-tank missiles are manufactured, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Troy, Ala.
"While the U.S. government takes allegations of potential weapons diversion seriously, the source cited here does not appear credible, and is being amplified by sources that have been known to disseminate pro-Russian disinformation," a National Security Council Spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
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