April 25, 2022 Blinken, Austin Meet Ukraine's President in Kyiv Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, where they discussed security assistance Ukraine would need to further beat back the Russian invaders.
April 10, 2022 Austin Thanks Ukrainian Force Trained in U.S. Returning to Ukraine The secretary of defense thanked the troops for their service and for their courage, noting the skill with which the Ukrainian armed forces are fighting to defend their nation from Russia's unprovoked invasion, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
April 8, 2022 Slovakia to Supply S-300 Air Defense System to Ukraine Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III applauded the Slovak government's decision to supply an S-300 air defense system to Ukraine, and said U.S. European Command will reposition one Patriot missile system, manned by U.S. service members, to Slovakia.
April 6, 2022 DOD: More Javelins Approved for Ukraine; Switchblades On their Way An additional $100 million in presidential drawdown to support Ukraine was approved and part of that will be used to provide additional Javelin anti-armor systems to Ukrainian forces, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
March 19, 2022 Bulgaria Stands Up Multinational Battle Group The NATO multinational battle group led by Bulgaria is an important step in the face of nearby Russian aggression in Ukraine and the United States fully supports it, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
March 16, 2022 Biden Signs Order Transferring Arms to Ukrainian Defenders President Joe Biden signed an order to transfer $800 million worth of equipment to help the people of Ukraine defend their freedom.
March 9, 2022 U.S. Doesn't Want Warfare in Ukraine to Escalate, Says DOD Official Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III thanked Poland's willingness to continue to look for ways to assist Ukraine, but he stressed that the U.S. does not support the transfer of additional fighter aircraft to the Ukrainian Air Force at this time.
March 9, 2022 U.S., Finland Work Closely to Aid Ukraine, Defend Europe In yet another sign of the world's revulsion of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen told Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III that "in these troubled times, Finland stands ready to work together with the United States."
March 4, 2022 National Defense Strategy Includes Lessons Learned From Past 6 Months The Defense Department is learning from experiences of the past six months, as Russia built up troops around Ukraine and then invaded that country, and the observations are being incorporated into the National Defense Strategy, the Pentagon press secretary said.
Feb. 24, 2022 Austin Orders Fort Stewart Armored Brigade Combat Team to Europe President Joe Biden has directed that 7,000 U.S. service members be deployed to Germany to enhance deterrence of Russia.