May 11, 2022 Austin Says 2023 Budget Built on New Defense Strategy The fiscal 2023 defense budget request was built on the bones of the new National Defense Strategy, and the request is adequate for today's military and ensures the military remains strong in the future, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
May 9, 2022 Biden Signs Lend-Lease Act to Supply More Security Assistance to Ukraine President Joe Biden signed into law the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022, which authorizes the administration, through fiscal year 2023, to lend or lease military equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries.
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 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.
March 24, 2022 Biden: 'NATO Never Been More United' "NATO has never, never been more united than it is today," said President Joe Biden following an alliance meeting in Brussels.
March 24, 2022 NATO Leaders Discuss Responses to Russia's Ukraine Invasion NATO leaders discussed the response to Russian aggression in Ukraine, ways the alliance can support Ukraine's defense and ways to best defend NATO nations, alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg 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 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.
March 4, 2022 U.S. Provided More Than $1 Billion in Security Assistance to Ukraine in Past Year Contents of the most recent security assistance package approved for Ukraine — valued at $350 million dollars — is on its way now and is billed as "the largest presidential drawdown package in history," a senior defense official said.
March 1, 2022 U.S. Stands With Ukraine, Biden Says in State of the Union In his first State of the Union address since taking office more than a year ago, President Joe Biden inspired bi-partisan applause for the determination of the Ukrainian people against the Russian onslaught and said the United States stands with Ukraine in its struggle.