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We’ve come such a long way that it would honestly be crazy to drop the ball now and not keep building on the defense coalitions we’ve created,
Retreat will only provide incentives for more imperial aggression,
If Putin swallows Ukraine, his appetite will only grow,
Austin warned at the 25th meeting of about 50 member nations who have joined forces to support Ukraine with an estimated $122 billion in weapons and support It's real important for the entire coalition to continue to provide military aid. Now, the US has led this effort, and hopefully... will continue to do so, because it's not over,
Austin said upon arrival at Ramstein The key priority is to continue strengthening our air defense systems and to ensure we can at least push Russian military aviation away from our cities and borders,
Zelenskyy wrote on X ahead of the gathering We've not just asked countries to provide security assistance -- we have led the way in every case in terms of the amount of security assistance that we've provided, the speed at which we got that security assistance there,
Trump and I will come to an agreement and... offer strong security guarantees, together with Europe, and then we can talk to the Russians,
Zelensky said, ... according to the published translation They [Ukrainians] continue to survive, but they do that with the support of the U.S. and other allied countries and coalitions through the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. And I think it's pretty clear that the Ukraine Defense Contact Group is, it's more than just a common understanding. It's a common cause,
Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said Wednesday If you have a major curtailment or end of U.S. support for Ukraine, then you could have a major disaster in Ukraine,
During that time period, we saw Russians advancing, Ukrainians dying and the delay being costly,
Don’t draw conclusions about the policy of the US right away,
Summary executions constitute a war crime,
she said, urging Russia to “condemn such acts I call on the Russian authorities to halt the summary executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war,
Nada Al-Nashif, the deputy UN rights chief told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva It’s clear a new chapter starts for Europe and the entire world just 11 days from now,
US leadership is critical, and we lead by example,
Austin told AFP at Ramstein And as he loses his footprint in Syria, that takes away his projection platform — he was using Syria to project combat power into Africa. Without that, his ability to continue to do that is now in question,
the US defense chief said We're not sunsetting the group. The next administration is completely welcome and encouraged ... to take the mantle of this 50 country strong group and continue to drive and lead through it,
said a senior U.S. defense official, speaking on the condition of anonymity It will endure in some capacity, in some form going forward, I believe, regardless of exactly how the next team does or doesn't pursue it,
Our focus will be on maintaining momentum, delivering results, and sending a clear message: The international community stands resolute in its support for Ukraine."
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters traveling with him As I committed earlier this year, the Department of Defense has now allocated all remaining USAI funds appropriated by Congress in the supplemental that I signed in April, and my Administration is fully utilizing the funding appropriated by Congress to support the drawdown of U.S. equipment for Ukraine."
President Joe Biden said in a statement last week
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