US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin believes that the stakes of Russia's war against Ukraine go beyond the borders of our state and even Europe. He stated this at a meeting of more than 40 countries at the Ramstein military base in Germany, where they discussed assistance in strengthening the defense of Ukraine, the Commander-in-Chief writes..

“Russia is waging a war of her choice to pander to the ambitions of one man. Ukraine is fighting a war out of necessity to defend its democracy, its sovereignty and its citizens.. But the stakes go beyond Ukraine and even beyond Europe. Russian invasion is baseless, reckless and lawless. This is a violation of the international rules-based order,” Austin said..

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The head of the Pentagon noted that states can provide even more military assistance to strengthen the defense capability of Ukraine.

“I would like this entire group to leave today with a common, transparent understanding of Ukraine’s security requirements for the near term, so we are going to continue moving towards heaven and earth to satisfy them.”. And we can do even more through our defense industrial bases to continue helping Ukraine defend itself even more effectively,” the US Secretary of Defense said..

He also added that the courage and resilience of the Ukrainian military captures the whole world..

“Ukraine has done an excellent job defending its sovereignty from an unprovoked Russian invasion. And the valor and skill of Ukraine will go down in military history. You know that the battle for Iwo Jima lasted 36 days.. The battle for Dugu lasted 40 days. And Ukraine has been repelling the attacks of Russian troops for 62 days. Your resistance inspired the free world. More NATO determination and glory to Ukraine,” Austin summed up.

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