US Defense Secretary Meets With Zelenskyy in Kyiv to Pledge Steadfast Support for Ukraine

Published on November 20, 2023

In an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin pledged to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine even as resources are stretched by the new and global risks posed by the Israel–Hamas conflict. Mr. Austin, who made just his second visit to Kyiv by train from Poland, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and was scheduled to meet with Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and Chief of Staff Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi. In Kyiv, Mr. Austin said that U.S. support would continue “for the long haul,” adding that driving out the Russian invaders “matters to the rest of the world.”...

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