Military expert Alexey Leonkov said that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit to Kiev was necessary to show support for Ukraine. The expert talked about it “Izvestia”.
“<…> In closed meetings, Austin will likely announce what kind of military aid Ukraine will receive from other sources, because Austin said in his speech, quoted by many, that they will support Ukraine as long as it is needed,” Leonkov said.
The expert added that the visit of the Pentagon chief showed that the United States “will not suddenly complete the Ukraine project,” although the first characteristic signs of the desire to do this have already appeared.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Ukraine on a working visit on November 20. at the Pentagon reportedHe said he plans to discuss with his foreign counterparts issues of strategic partnership in the field of security and new military aid measures for Kiev.
Previously recognizedHe said Austin had already met with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky during his trip to Kiev.