Ukrainian officials have requested the U.S. to ease restrictions on using American-supplied weapons to strike military targets within Russia, as Kyiv faces a renewed Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region. The request comes amid increasing pressure on Ukraine's defenses and significant civilian casualties, with 12 civilians killed in Kharkiv recently. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, during the 22nd Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, emphasized the urgency of Western support for Ukraine but reiterated the U.S. stance against using its weapons for strikes inside Russia. Despite this, Austin committed to a continuous supply of American weapons and military equipment to Ukraine, highlighting the coalition's resolve to meet Ukraine's most urgent needs. The Ramstein-format summit revealed that $95 billion in military support has been allocated to Ukraine, with ongoing assistance packages planned. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other officials have stressed the necessity of striking within Russia to adequately defend against the escalating offensive. Austin stated, "Ukraine's survival and success are central to Ukrainian security, European security, global security."
🇺🇸🇺🇦 USA will probably announce a new military aid package for Ukraine this week, Politico. ❗️White House plans to allocate aid packages to Ukraine every 2 weeks. https://t.co/cWvJBLrHN9
🇺🇦 ZELENSKY TO NATO: YOU NEED TO GIVE ME WEAPONS QUICKER Zelensky is pushing Western partners to get directly involved in the war, by shooting down Russian military assets, and to step up in both in speed of delivery and number of arms supplied to Ukraine. Zelensky: "We're… https://t.co/3SJ90aUIye
⚡️ Ukraine must be allowed to use Western-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russian territory, Lithuania's foreign minister said on May 20. https://t.co/y6aGTJklNr
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reiterated the White House's unwillingness to approve Ukraine's use of US-provided weapons in strikes against military targets in Russia following a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on May 20. (1/3) https://t.co/NzKqBMHiBV https://t.co/CC1mM8skwg
Pentagon vows to keep resupplying Ukraine with weapons https://t.co/Q51AUxsHql
Putin has opened "another front" in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, according to U.S. top military leaders. Despite the Russian advance, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said U.S. weapons shouldn't be used beyond Ukrainian territory. https://t.co/1QiFI6raAS
Here in Kharkiv, the region is being pummelled by #Russia 🇷🇺, and #Ukraine's 🇺🇦 soldiers tell me that they cannot adequately fight back without striking inside Russia. In the meantime, Moscow's forces come ever closer. Why are we not allowing them to defend themselves properly? https://t.co/oFvfUUA9Fd
Lloyd Austin: We will continue to prove why Ukraine matters "We will continue to work with nations to support Ukraine's fight for survival, and we will continue to prove why Ukraine matters. The outcome of events in Ukraine is critical to European security, global security and… https://t.co/S9PeQWn3wI
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has committed to keeping U.S. weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by Russia. https://t.co/Y5CrSjc7lI https://t.co/LHfWEsdSKn
🚨🇺🇸🇺🇦 Zelensky tells Reuters in an exclusive interview that they have been pleading for permission to strike Russian territory with donated weapons. "So far, there is nothing positive," he said. UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has said Ukraine can use their weapons to do… https://t.co/G4Ig6F5qzo
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has committed to keeping #US weapons moving to #Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by #Russia. https://t.co/bcmCrb3oWF
🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 “We never used Western weapons to attack Russia, did not hit their territory, we were not given the green light” — Zelensky https://t.co/bOYjdf6wlN
NTD LIVE: Secretary #Austin, General Brown Speak After #Ukraine Defense Group Meeting Watch the livestream here: https://t.co/syvC6j47Oy
🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡ US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin: “We are delivering urgently needed assistance and this coalition (Ukraine Defense Contact Group) continues to step up to meet Ukraine’s most urgent needs. Ukraine’s fight matters to us all, and we are determined to ensure Ukraine’s… https://t.co/u40J3co7Oy
LIVE: @SecDef Lloyd J. Austin III and @thejointstaff Chairman Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., brief the news media following a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. https://t.co/js96F7yFBe
Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault by Russia https://t.co/ttFwSC8SaI
🇺🇸🇺🇦 "Ukraine can expect a stable flow of American defence aid", - Lloyd Austin, at an online meeting in the Rammstein format. 👀 He assured that there are now eight coalition working to meet Ukraine's urgent needs: artillery shells, ammunition for HIMARS, air defence and more! https://t.co/vmAmNuPOIe
The 22nd meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group met virtually at a critical moment for 🇺🇦’s defense forces. Luxembourg stands with Ukraine. The 🇪🇪🇱🇺 IT coalition already delivered its first order of equipment. Additional purchase orders worth €5.2 million have been placed. https://t.co/DUc99dy5Tr
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin committed Monday to keeping U.S. weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by Russia. https://t.co/zvxTn7EPeL
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Opening of the 22nd Ukraine Defense Contact Group: "The weeks and months ahead will be crucial. So we'll continue to act with resolve. Ukraine's survival and success are central to Ukrainian security, European security, global… https://t.co/Oyrl7l9cUB
We convened the 22nd meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group today. We are delivering urgently needed assistance and this coalition continues to step up to meet 🇺🇦’s most urgent needs. Ukraine’s fight matters to us all and we are determined to ensure Ukraine’s success. https://t.co/PEo2ycjfgd
US Secretary of Defense: American weapons and military equipment will go to Ukraine continuously, week after week. https://t.co/ylzmBtczuz
⚡️ #Ramstein countries have allocated a total of $95 billion in military support to #Ukraine and promised that the #US, for its part, will continue to provide regular assistance packages to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Source: Ukrinform
🇺🇦🙏 "The coming weeks and months will be decisive for Ukraine", - Lloyd Austin ❗️ According to him, right now is the moment of challenge, when Russian troops have gone on the offensive and will try to create a buffer zone along the border in the Kharkiv region. https://t.co/AqPMloIJY8
⚡️U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin delivered the opening remarks at the 22nd Ramstein-format summit on May 20, emphasizing that the new Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast has added to the urgency Western support for Ukraine. https://t.co/cc9pYDmTcz
Kharkiv mourns today—Russia killed 12 civilians yesterday. These murders are a daily reality that could be prevented: - Deploy more air defense systems - Allow strikes deep into Russia with Western weapons Why are these simple steps so difficult to take? https://t.co/NSLTV8PH0r
LIVE: @SecDef Lloyd J. Austin III delivers opening remarks at a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting. https://t.co/3sYpecbdlC
‼️ Ukraine's Ambassador to US explains why the US should allow Ukraine to strike Russia with their weapons https://t.co/1Lsv62GVdQ
Fighting for its life, Ukraine should have latitude to use arms against Russia’s increasingly aggressive assault—striking whenever & wherever necessary, including within Russia. It’s using weapons in self defense, as it faces Russia’s escalating offensive. https://t.co/4Ag2JUSAEV
Send weaponry as fast as you can, Ukraine's ambassador says https://t.co/uDZ9D3FaBA
Ukraine’s struggle to fend off Russia’s massive offensive in the Kharkiv region has underscored a pressing issue that Kyiv has long tried to overturn: a ban on firing U.S. weapons to hit inside of Russia. https://t.co/ribBqPHVZD
Ukrainian officials have reportedly asked the US presidential administration to ease the restriction against using US-provided weapons to strike military targets in Russia. ⬇️ https://t.co/3P5F9Nff0j https://t.co/MwzFEHhw04