The US guarantees that it is “more determined than ever” to continue supporting Ukraine

The US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austinstated this Wednesday that he is “more determined than ever” to continue supporting Ukraine to face the Russian invasion, although Moscow “continue betting” on the loss of interest in supporting Kyiv.

“He Kremlin keep betting that we will all lose interest in Ukraine and that our support will waver and fade, but I am more determined than ever and I know you are too“, declared the politician in a virtual intervention at the beginning of a new meeting of the Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine who leads U.S and that represents about fifty countries.

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In today’s hybrid meeting, with some ministers present at the headquarters of NATO in Brussels to participate in the meeting, the Ukrainian Minister of Defense also intervenes, Rustem Umerov.

“Do not fool yourself. U.S continues to strongly support Ukraine and will continue to support the main struggle of Ukraine against the imperial aggression of the (president of the Russia, Vladimir) put on”Austin said.

He noted that today contact group members will work on issues such as the needs of Ukraine in the short term, including artillery ammunition and air defense missiles.

““We will continue to adapt our support to Ukraine’s short- and long-term security needs.”said, and stressed that members of the group that supports Kyiv we will continue to work together to achieve Ukraine what it needs, maintain its gains on the battlefield and continue to roll back the Russian occupation in the coming months.

He warned that war put on against Ukraine represents “an enormous challenge to security and stability in Europe and beyond”, and added that the outcome of the war between Kyiv It is Moscow “will help define global security for decades to come.”

Austin noted that when the Russian president, Vladimir Putinlaunched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine By 2022, he was confident the country would surrender.

“But I couldn’t be more wrong. Ukraine fought Putin’s invasion with incredible courage and phenomenal skill, and nations of goodwill around the world rallied to the cause of Ukraine. The countries of this contact group, almost two years later, remain united in a common purpose”he commented.

Source: Elcomercio

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