Lloyd Austin, the US Secretary of Defense, has stated that strengthening Ukraine's air defence will be the key priority at the meeting of the Ukraine's Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein format), which started on the afternoon of 26 April.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has welcomed the House of Representatives' adoption of a package of bills containing aid for Ukraine, saying it makes "America more secure". Source: Pentagon website, citing Austin Quote: "I welcome the passage of the critical national security supplemental, which will help the Department of Defense support Ukraine and Israel, bolster security in the Indo-Pacific, and stand firm with our Allies and partners around the world.
Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umierov and Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on 5 April. Source: Umierov on Facebook Quote from Umierov: "We briefed the Defense Secretary in detail on the current situation and Russia's recent attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin "expressed his outrage" at Israel's deadly attack on volunteers in the Gaza Strip in a conversation with his Israeli counterpart, an Austin spokesman said. During the phone call with Yoav Gallant, Austin "stressed the need to immediately take concrete steps to protect aid workers and Palestinian civilians in Gaza after repeated coordination failures with foreign aid groups," US Department of Defense spokesman Pat Ryder said late Wednesday. Austin urged Gallan