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  • 2 Oct 2023 18:47
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After Congress passed stop-gap legislation omitting funds to Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin assured Ukraine of the US' support in a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart

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  • US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a press conference at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Tuesday, Sept.19, 2023 (AP)
    US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a press conference at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Sept.19, 2023 (AP)

In a phone conversation on Sunday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III reiterated Washington's unwavering support for Ukraine to Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov, Sputnik reported citing a release by the DoD.

The call aimed to address Ukrainian concerns over the omitted funds for Ukraine in the stopgap spending legislation which was passed as a compromise in Congress to delay government shutdown.

“Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone yesterday with Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov to reiterate US support for Ukraine in the face of continued Russian aggression and discuss security assistance priorities,” the release stated. 

Despite bipartisan support in the Senate, the stopgap spending bill, approved just before the Saturday deadline to avert a government shutdown, did not allocate additional funds for Ukraine to appease House Republicans.

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