U.S. and Ukrainian Defense Ministers discuss military assistance to Kyiv
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov during a telephone conversation discussed battlefield dynamics and U.S. military assistance to Ukraine, Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Patrick Ryder reported.
"Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov today to discuss battlefield dynamics and U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. They also discussed planning for the next Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting early in the new year," reads a report on the website of U.S Department of Defense.
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