The President was briefed, he was asked for military options. He was advised by top military officials, including Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to not shoot it down.
Our support for Ukraine's self-defense is an investment in our own security and prosperity.
We won't get ahead of the investigation. But, you know, our information supports what President Duda said earlier in his...
Make no mistake, we will ensure that the Department of Defense has the resources it needs to protect our country.
the goal of the United States is to weaken Russia so that they can't do something like this again.
the goal now is to weaken Russia, so that it cannot do this kind of thing again.
I wanted to weaken the Russian result that is weaken their ability to replace military assets.
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.
Ukraine clearly believes that it can win. And so does everyone here.
We think they can win. Everyone here thinks they can win. What winning means to be determined.
We need resources matched to strategy, strategy matched to policy, and policy matched to the will of the American people...