“The United States will not let Ukraine fail,” said Defense Secretary of the United States Lloyd Austin, addressing more than 50 defense leaders from Europe and around the world who are meeting at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany, APA reports citing Independent.
In his opening remarks, Austin said Russia has paid a “staggering cost” for the war, repeating estimates that at least 315,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded in the war, which has cost Moscow up to $211 billion.
“This coalition and the free world will not let Ukraine fail,” he noted.
“Ukraine’s troops face harsh conditions and hard fighting. And Ukraine’s civilians endure a constant barrage of Russian missiles and Iranian drones,” said Austin. “But Ukraine won’t back down. And neither will the United States.”
Note that the next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group is being held at the Ramstein airbase in Germany.
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