US Defense Secretary Austin makes unannounced visit to Ukraine
By TARA COPP, Associated Press
Published: November 20, 2023, 8:18am
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, speaks to employees of the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, during his visit to Ukraine. Austin has made an unannounced visit to Kyiv Monday, in what is expected to be a high-profile push to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine even as U.S. and international resources are stretched by the new global risks raised by the Israel-Hamas conflict. (W.G. Dunlop/Pool via AP)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday in a high-profile push to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine even as U.S. and international resources are stretched by the new global risks raised by the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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