US secretary of defense: NATO should provide Ukraine with integrated military assistance

NATO should provide Ukraine not only with weapons, but also with integrated military assistance, including industrial initiatives to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the long term, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said at a meeting of the alliance’s defense ministers in Brussels, Report informs.

The goal is not only to transfer equipment, but also to ensure military capabilities for the long term, he noted. NATO will discuss industrial initiatives that will help support assistance to Ukraine in the long term, he said.

The head of the Pentagon noted that the coalition for the supply of Leopard tanks to Ukraine included eight countries - Germany, Denmark, Spain, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Portugal.