Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by ...
2 days ago · The Biden administration was still reeling from the withdrawal when it began warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin was assembling hundreds of thousands of troops along Ukraine’s border and was preparing to invade. In response to the invasion, Austin created the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, a coalition of more than 50 partner nations ...
Austin, the First Black Defense Secretary, Ends His Term Marred by ...
2 days ago · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell to ... The Biden administration was still reeling from the withdrawal when it began warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin was assembling ...
Opinion | Putin’s Plan for Peace Is No Peace at All
6 days ago · Mr. Austin is the secretary of defense. Mr. Blinken is the secretary of state. President Vladimir Putin of Russia appalled the world with his full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost three years ago ...
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by ...
2 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a personal brush with cancer that …
Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by …
2 days ago · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell ... The Biden administration was still reeling from the withdrawal when it began warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin was assembling ...
Russia Warned Austin About Alleged Ukrainian Plot in Private Call
Jul 26, 2024 · Russia’s defense minister said he needed to talk to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about an alleged Ukrainian operation. What happened next remains murky.
Lloyd Austin refused to believe his eyes: here's what he said …
Jan 9, 2025 · And the leadership of the US defense department does not seem to believe their eyes at all, reading about the successes of the Russian army. So, the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, recently stated that Russia does not have an advantage in the Ukrainian conflict, Bloomberg reports.
Austin says 'expectation' is Ukraine won't use US weapons ... - ABC News
May 20, 2024 · "Putin's forces have opened another front to seize sovereign Ukrainian territory, and the Kremlin's invaders are obliterating Ukrainian villages, killing innocent civilians and bombarding civilian infrastructure including dams and power plants," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters after a meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group,...
It’s not impossible that Putin could use nuclear weapons, Austin …
Oct 2, 2022 · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he expects President Vladimir Putin to continue to suggest he might use nuclear weapons in Russia’s war with Ukraine — and that it is possible he could...
'There Are No Checks' On Vladimir Putin Over Nuclear Threat
Oct 3, 2022 · Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday said “there are no checks” on Russian President Vladimir Putin and he would be the only person in his country to determine whether to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.