The US Secretary of Defense wants to see Russia weaken.
The head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, said today that the United States wants to see Russia weakened to such an extent that it can no longer do the things it did to it, such as the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine.
The US Secretary of Defense, also stressed during the press conference together with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, that he believes that Ukraine will win with the right support.
He made these comments during his trip to Kiev, where they discussed with the head of this country the situation in Ukraine and further steps to be taken to stop Russian aggression.
Even during this visit, US officials revealed that Washington has approved another $ 700 million military aid package, almost half of which is dedicated specifically to Ukraine.