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Coverage dated April 24, 2022

Austin says US wants to see Russia's military capabilities weakened

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By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin insisted Monday that Russia was failing in its Ukraine incursion, with Austin explicitly saying that the US wants to see Russia’s military capabilities weakened.

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  1. The Guardian

    ‘We want to see Russia weakened,’ proclaims US defense secretary (opens The Guardian)

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    Lloyd Austin revealed additional goals in US support of Ukraine after surprise visit to Kyiv

  2. KTVZ Bend

    Austin says US wants to see Russia's military capabilities weakened (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin insisted Monday that Russia was failing in its Ukraine incursion, with Austin explicitly saying that the US wants to see Russia’s military capabilities weakened.

  3. Washington Times

    Defense Sec. Austin says U.S. wants Russia ‘weakened’ to prevent future invasions (opens Washington Times)

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    “When it comes to Russia’s war aims, Russia is failing. Ukraine is succeeding,” the secretary of state said. “Russia has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine, to take away its sovereignty, to take away its independence. That has failed.”

  4. Washington Post

    U.S. wants Russian military ‘weakened’ from Ukraine invasion, Austin says (opens Washington Post)

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    Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, after visiting Kyiv, said Russia should not be able to "do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine."

  5. The Week

    Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says U.S. believes Ukraine can win, wants to 'see Russia weakened' (opens The Week)

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