Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov regarding priorities for the Ukraine Contact Defense Group on March 15. Secretary Austin provided an update of U.S. security assistance efforts, and Minister Reznikov detailed recent developments on the ground in Ukraine.
Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov
Attributed to Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder:
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov regarding priorities for the Ukraine Contact Defense Group on March 15. Secretary Austin provided an update of U.S. security assistance efforts, and Minister Reznikov detailed recent developments on the ground in Ukraine.
The two leaders pledged to remain in close contact.