Lloyd Austin actually said...

"It must now be the goal of Ukraine’s allies, including the United States, to weaken the Russian military so they can’t do stuff like this anymore."

"We want to see Russia weakened to a degree that it can`t do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine."

"The U.S. goal is for Russia to be weakened militarily."

"We had a warm, candid, and productive discussion with President Zelenskyy and his team about the support that we`re providing and the capabilities that Ukraine needs."