Defense

‘Leadership’ most important difference between Russia and Ukraine, Milley says

By Mike Brest
Published May 3, 2022 5:10pm ET
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‘Leadership’ most important difference between Russia and Ukraine, Milley says
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, and General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrive to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Department of Defense budget request, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

Ukraine’s leadership is proving to be the “most important difference right now” between Russians and Ukrainians in the war, according to Gen. Mark Milley.

The Joint Chiefs chairman detailed to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on Tuesday, where he testified with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, why he believed Ukraine’s resistance has been so successful, specifically in keeping the Russians away from Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, and Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.

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Lloyd Austin Mark Milley Russia Russia-Ukraine War Ukraine Washington D.C.