US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, opening the 14th meeting of the contact group on Ukraine’s defense online, said that the allies will not stop until Ukraine receives the weapons and ammunition it needs.
Source: “European Truth”
Direct speech: “The Russian war has been going on for more than 500 days, it is completely unprovoked, unnecessary and unfair.
… After more than a year of war, the whole world sees that Russia is not able to achieve the goals of its war of conquest.
… The Ukrainian counter-offensive marks a key moment in this tragic war. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have taken the initiative in restoring control over the sovereign territory of Ukraine.”
Details: He recalled that the Ukrainian struggle for freedom is a marathon, not a sprint.
Direct speech: “We have delivered key weapons and ammunition systems to Ukraine and we are not going to stop. Let no one be fooled, we will continue our efforts to give Ukraine what it needs, and we will continue to support the defenders of Ukraine, as it was from the very beginning of the Russian invasion.”
More details: According to him, the members of the contact group will continue to provide training and equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to help them defend Ukraine and resist aggression in the future.
Direct speech: “Ukraine is fighting for its existence, the stakes are very high, but this contact group has never shied away from challenges. The United States will support Ukraine for as long as it takes, as will all members of this contact group.”
What preceded this:
As reported, Defense Ministers of Ukraine and the United States Oleksiy Reznikov and Lloyd Austin conducted telephone conversation on Monday on the eve of the next meeting of the Contact Group on Defense Issues of Ukraine. Before that, Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov announced that a new meeting in the Rammstein format will take place on July 18. The Rammstein format, which brings together more than 50 countries, was founded with the aim of collectively supporting Ukraine to meet the defense needs of the Ukrainian army in the face of a full-scale Russian invasion. About the results of the last “Rammstein”, which took place in June, read in detail in material “EuroPravda” from Brussels.
2023-07-18 14:01:00
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