U.S. defense secretary: ‘We remain united in our support of Ukraine’
March 16, 2022
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies will continue to send defensive weapons to Ukraine and are unanimous in supporting Kyiv, U.S Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday as he arrived for a meeting with his NATO counterparts.
“We remain united in our support of Ukraine,” he told reporters. “We condemn Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion … We support their (the Ukrainians’) ability to defend themselves and will continue to support them,” he said, adding that NATO’s pledge to defend all allies was “ironclad”.
Ukraine is not a member of the alliance.
Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a “special operation”.
(Reporting by Robin Emmott; Editing by Andrew Heavens)