US Secretary of War: Ukraine’s survival is in danger
| Acknowledging that the survival of Ukraine is at stake, the US Secretary of War said that Washington will continue to support Kiev. |
reported by Mehr News Agency quoted by Reuters, Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense of the United States, while acknowledging that the survival of Ukraine is in danger, claimed that Washington continues to Kiev is committed.
Austin, who chaired the meeting of the “contact group for the defense of Ukraine” at the Rammstein military base in Germany, said : Today, the survival of Ukraine and the security of America are in danger.
He added: Today I am leaving here (Germany) while I am fully determined to continue supporting and providing aid and ammunition from America (to Ukraine). The issue is the survival of Ukraine and its independence, and this issue has the meaning of honor and security for America. Neither Ukraine nor we have time to lose.
Austin, who was on this trip for the first time after his cancer treatment, did not mention how the US would continue to help Ukraine without allocating funds!
One of the senior officials of the US Department of Defense, who did not want to be named, said: I think our allies (Washington) know a lot about our budget conditions and of course the situation in Ukraine, and that’s the reason. Shortcomings from our side that we are not able to provide help for them (Kief).
Austin’s statements came while Volodymyr Zelensky , the president of Ukraine today asked his allies to provide Ukraine with more air defense systems in view of Russia’s extensive attacks this month.
Also, Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives, still refused to vote on the approval of the $60 billion aid bill to Ukraine, while the White House is trying to find ways to help and
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