Lloyd Austin

We've got to 'Move at the speed of war.'

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.

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

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.

They have the mindset that they want to win. We have a mindset that we want to help them win. And we are going to do that.

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

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to host a big meeting tomorrow at the U.S. airbase in Germany, the Ramstein Air Base. The topic of the meeting is Ukraine.

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 the degree that it can't do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine.

We want to see Russia weakened, to the degree that it can't do the kinds of things that it has done, in invading Ukraine.

We want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can`t do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine. So it has already lost a lot of military capability and a lot of its troops, quite frankly.

In terms of our -- their ability to win, the first step in winning is believing that you can win. And so they believe that we can win. We believe that we can win -- they can win, if they have the right equipment, the right support. And…

Vaccination against COVID-19 is a readiness issue, and we require a ready and healthy force to continue to defend the nation.

Just because you have the capability, it doesn`t mean that you`re going to overwhelm another force easily. Now, the Russians have significant mechanized capability, but as you look at the techniques and tactics, the procedures that they…

The Russians thought that they could very quickly move in to Ukraine, capture the capital city and install their leader of choice, and they weren’t able to do that.

Taking care of our people remains my top priority, and that includes ensuring they have access to the necessary medical care they need.

The Department of Defense is committed to ensuring service members and their families have access to affordable, quality housing.

This will help ensure we can continue to provide Ukraine the lethal aid necessary to push back against Russia's unprovoked further invasion of Ukraine.

All of our troops are important to us. They're at the top of my priority in terms of their health and well-being.

I certainly don't agree with embracing socialism.

Our goal is to make sure that we continue to reassure our allies and partners.

This is a very robust budget that we have asked for.

I think, again, the reason that he is resorting to using these types of weapons is because he is trying to reestablish some momentum.

The Ukrainians have continued to trip his forces and they've been very effective using the equipment that we have provided them.

They`re not being effective today in terms of their maneuver forces on the ground. They are essentially stalled. And it`s had the effect of him moving forces into wood chipper.