US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin opened his news conference Tuesday by thanking the countries that have stepped up to help Ukraine noting, "We don’t have any time to waste."
Highlights
- Diplomats return to Ukraine for the first time since Russia invaded the country.
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- Secretary of State says it is not safe for anyone to be in Ukraine right now.
- Russia warned the US against arming Ukraine earlier this month in a diplomatic cable.
- US diplomats are returning to the country to assess the security situation in Ukraine, officials say.
- The Russian government has not been able to respond to the threat posed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military forces in the region, according to a Russian source in the U.N.