{"id":49072,"date":"2023-11-20T17:08:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T17:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/politics\/defense-secretary-austin-arrives-in-kyiv-in-surprise-visit-meant-to-reemphasize-support-for-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2023-11-20T17:08:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T17:08:05","slug":"defense-secretary-austin-arrives-in-kyiv-in-surprise-visit-meant-to-reemphasize-support-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/?p=49072","title":{"rendered":"Defense secretary Austin arrives in Kyiv in surprise visit meant to reemphasize support for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clp6tk5mj004m45qmaoe91gxg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on Monday, in a surprise trip to Ukraine to reemphasize the US\u2019 support for the embattled country amid other pressing challenges abroad.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clp6wsfqv00143b6h9yjm681e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      \u201cThe message that I bring you today, Mr. President, is the United States of America is with you,\u201d Austin told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. \u201cWe will remain with you for the long-haul. What happened here in Ukraine \u2013 that not only matters to Ukraine but it matters to the rest of the world. It certainly matters to the United States of America.\u201d\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clp6wsh8v00163b6h3m717olh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      According to a Defense Department news release, Austin traveled to Ukraine to \u201creinforce the staunch support of the United States for Ukraine\u2019s fight for freedom.\u201d\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clp6tog8u00063b6ht8pm53qp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Senior defense officials, in a briefing with traveling press, emphasized the critical nature of Austin\u2019s visit and the message it sends that the US will continue to support Ukraine despite other challenges, specifically in the Middle East with Israel\u2019s fight against Hamas.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clp6vhim400093b6h3paw8iuv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      A senior defense official said Austin intended to speak with Ukrainians about their requirements for security assistance. Austin\u2019s trip comes as senior US officials have said publicly that available funding for Ukraine aid\u00a0is quickly running out. Deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh said\u00a0last week\u00a0that the lack of additional funding has caused the US to \u201cparse down our support on our security assistance for Ukraine.\u201d\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clp6vkct6000e3b6hsg1l5734@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      While US funding for aid to Ukraine is dwindling, the official said a \u201cnumber of capabilities\u201d that were procured over the last year and a half will begin coming online in the next few months and \u201cthroughout 2024.\u201d\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clp6vkqs1000g3b6h65xg21r2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      \u201cSo, there will be a steady supply of capabilities immediately and for some time,\u201d the official said.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clp6vs5oh000r3b6hm75y5m1y@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      The official also said they anticipated Russia targeting critical infrastructure in the winter months as they did last year.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clp6vsf0s000t3b6h734ib9qn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      \u201cThey did it last winter. We\u2019ve already seen some of those strikes actually in the last couple of days. But we are on track to provide a steady stream of artillery, ammunition, longer-range fire throughout these months so there\u2019s that,\u201d the official said. \u201cWe can do both at the same time.\u201d\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clp6vvj7k000v3b6hceizgd61@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Upon his arrival in Kyiv, Austin met with roughly 25 Americans in Ukraine as part of the Defense Department\u2019s Embassy Kyiv team. In remarks before their meeting, Austin thanked them for their work and assured them what they\u2019re doing matters.\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clp6vw6g3000x3b6h2300h9i1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      \u201cWhen you\u2019re working hard each and every day and things are going not quite like you want them to go every day, you sometimes question whether or not what you\u2019re doing at that time is really making a difference. It is,\u201d Austin said. \u201cYou are enabling us to provide support to a country that\u2019s fighting for its existence. There\u2019s probably nothing more important than that.\u201d\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clp6vw870000z3b6hfeobd1k5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n      Austin\u2019s trip comes just days before he will host the 17th\u00a0meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, virtually from the Pentagon.\n  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/11\/20\/politics\/lloyd-austin-ukraine-trip\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on Monday, in a surprise trip to Ukraine to reemphasize the US\u2019 support for the embattled country amid other pressing challenges abroad. \u201cThe message that I bring you today, Mr. President, is the United States of America is with you,\u201d Austin told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. 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