US will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes, says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
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US will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes, says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin

The Pentagon chief said the United States will dig deep to meet Ukraine’s most urgent needs — especially for air defense and ammunition.

   
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III arrives to take part in a NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III arrives to take part in a NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 11, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

Brussels: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday the United States would continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes, amid political chaos in Congress and the crisis in the Middle East.

“The United States will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes,” Austin said at the start of a meeting of Ukraine’s allies in Brussels.

“We’re here to dig deep to meet Ukraine’s most urgent needs — especially for air defense and ammunition,” Austin said, sitting alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

(Reporting by Idrees Ali; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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