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Zelenskyy and Austin use their final meeting to press Trump to keep supporting Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting in Germany to press the incoming Trump administration to not give up on Kyiv’s fight, warning that to cease military support now “will only invite more aggression,
US announces $500 million in military aid for Ukraine as defense secretary says ‘Putin’s desperation’ is showing
The latest aid package, drawn from existing weapons and equipment stockpiles within the Department of Defense, will provide Kyiv with air defense missiles; air-to-ground munitions; and equipment
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announces $500 million in military aid for Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announces $500 million in military aid for Ukraine
Austin announces final round of Ukraine military aid before Trump takes office
The United States will provide Ukraine with an additional $500 million in weapons and equipment in what’s expected to be the final military aid package under the outgoing Biden administration.
The Lloyd void: Ukraine group wrestles with future after Austin leaves
Formed in the aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the Ukraine Defense Contact Group has ballooned to 50-plus member nations and has overseen the transfer of $126 billion worth of weapons and equipment, making it one of the largest arms transfers in history.
Lloyd Austin departures for last trip to Ramstein meeting as US secretary of defense
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has departed for Germany to attend the 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at the Ramstein Air Base, which is his last one before the end of the Biden administration.
Austin, Zelensky discuss post-Biden future for Ukraine
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on Jan. 9 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to discuss U.S. support to Ukraine.

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Russia's deployment of North Korean troops in Ukraine signals Putin's desperation, Austin says
Russia has endured over 700,000 casualties since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022—more than in all of ...
Pentagon Chief Austin Rejects Trump Criticism That US Military Is ‘Woke’
Departing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spurns criticism from President-elect Donald Trump — and from Trump’s choice to ...
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At Ramstein, Pentagon chief Austin departs Ukraine group he founded
But as the day began, the focus was less on Austin than what it means for him to depart. In the last three years, the ...
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In his last meeting, Austin challenges Ukraine Defense Contact Group not to fail or falter
Austin's words were echoed by senior European officials, as the continent prepares for the inauguration of Donald Trump and what could look like a very different US foreign policy.
Biden administration wages last-minute battle over plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind
The Biden administration has doubled down on its unusual court battle to derail a plea deal that the government itself had ...
Rep. Chris Deluzio becomes first Democrat in Congress to call for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s resignation over hiding cancer surgery
Rep. Chris Deluzio became the first Democrat in Congress to openly call for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s resignation Wednesday after the Biden cabinet member hid his surgery to treat prostate ...
The Pentagon finessed its pivot to Asia. Can it last during Trump?
A contentious meeting in Manila for U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has reverberated through the Biden Pentagon's plan ...
US will announce $500M in weapons to be sent to Ukraine
The U.S. is set to provide Ukraine an additional $500 million in weapons quickly pulled from its existing stockpiles as the ...