Curiouser and curiouser

Here's an interesting paragraph from a NYTimes story this morning about weapons provided to Ukraine during the current conflict there. The links within the paragraph are provided by the Times, in the original.

By law, U.S. officials must monitor the use, transfer and security of American weapons and defense systems that are sold or otherwise given to foreign partners to make sure they are being deployed as intended. In December, for security reasons, the Biden administration largely shifted responsibility to Kyiv for monitoring the American weapons shipments at the front, despite Ukraine’s long history of corruption and arms smuggling.

[Emphasis mine.]