U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the United States will get Ukraine what it needs to fight its war with Russia.
The US has provided Ukraine with about $100 billion in various types of aid over the past two years, but most of the funds, about 90 percent, has been spent stoking the US defense industry, creating thousands of jobs in at least 38 states. The US' war economics also functions hand-in-...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will attend a meeting on Ukraine's military needs virtually from his house, the Pentagon said on Monday, as the defense chief continues to recover from complications of prostate cancer treatment that led to his secret hospitalization. Austin, 70, was ad...
A senior U.S. Defense official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, shared a timeline of the Russian assault on Ukraine. The official described the predawn attack in Ukraine as the “initial phase” of what will become a large-scale invasion: Russian forces began their attack...
The two defense chiefs also exchanged views on international and regional situations, including the Ukraine crisis and the South China Sea and Korean Peninsula issues. At the news briefing after the meeting, Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesman for the Chinese Defense Ministry, said the meeting had...
The United States will provide Ukraine with what it requires “to fight for its survival and security,” Austin said in a speech at the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine.
Defense chief Lloyd Austin said he was in Ukraine to affirm U.S. support "against Russia's aggression, both now and in the future."
Ukraine.\n\nThe latest assistance will include a variety of military equipment designed to address Ukraine's critical security needs. Specifically, the aid package features Stinger missiles, a type of portable air defense system that can target low-flying aircraft. These weapons are crucial for ...
The US believes the training and equipment it is providing Ukraine will “change the dynamics on the battlefield” in the war against Russia and allow Kyiv’s forces to “breach Russian defenses,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for “CNN This...
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