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Austin in Germany: ‘Ukraine survival is on the line’

By Jamie McIntyre
Published March 19, 2024 7:31am ET
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Austin in Germany: ‘Ukraine survival is on the line’
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during the meeting of the 'Ukraine Defense Contact Group' at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Austin vowed Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine's war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stalled over funding to send additional weapons to the front. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

AUSTIN: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany this morning, leading the 20th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, made up of the nearly 50 nations that are collectively arming Ukraine.

While U.S. aid to Ukraine is bottled up in the House of Representatives, Austin vowed that America will not abandon Ukraine in its time of need. 

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