Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark A. Milley met with the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group and other defense ministers on Friday at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
Defense ministers and chiefs of defense from nearly 50 countries joined them to discussAustin made the comments on Putin during opening remarks ahead of the meeting. Austin and Milley are due hold a press conference after the meeting at 4:30 p.m. local time.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin awaits for the arrival of Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada during an Honor Cordon ceremony at the Pentagon on January 12, 2023, in Arlington, Virginia. Austin on Friday said that Russian President Vladimir Putin underestimated the courage of the Ukrainian people."When Putin launched his wreckless and unprovoked invasion 11 months ago, he thought that Ukraine would just collapse," the U.S. Defense Minister said.
"And he did not count on the skill of the Ukrainian military. And he didn't count on you, on everyone on screen, and around this table. But we need to keep up our momentum and our resolve and we need to dig even deeper. This is a decisive moment for Ukraine in a decisive decade for the world—so make no mistake—we will support Ukraine self-defense for as long as it takes."
Putin had anticipated to take over the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in just a few days, but his army was met with fierce opposition.US defence secretary Lloyd Austin says NATO will support Ukraine's self-defence for "as long as it takes".
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