![]() ![]() ![]() Russia said the strikes were in retaliation for an explosion that damaged a crucial bridge to occupied Crimea on Saturday. "I expect that Ukraine will continue to do everything it can throughout the winter to regain its territory and to be effective on the battlefield, and we're going to do everything we can to make sure that they have what's required to be effective," he said Wednesday after a meeting at NATO headquarters of the Pentagon-led coalition of about 50 nations supporting Ukraine.Īustin added that the group's resolve to support Kyiv was galvanized by Russia's recent attacks on civilians across Ukraine, including a barrage Monday that killed at least 20 people and wounded scores more. The Netherlands promised millions of dollars in air defense missiles, and President Emmanuel Macron of France said his country would send "radars, systems and anti-air missiles."Ī day after the Biden administration said it was working to speed up the delivery of two advanced missile systems, known as NASAMs, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin signaled that the United States' provision of arms to Ukraine would be open-ended, saying the country would need military assistance for years to come. Germany delivered the first of four ultramodern air defense systems - so new that they have never been used on the battlefield. BRUSSELS - Amid concerns that spiraling energy costs and Ukraine's slowing down on the battlefield in winter could undermine Western resolve, the United States and its NATO allies Wednesday reaffirmed their support for bolstering Ukraine's defenses in the face of intensifying Russian aggression. ![]()
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