Posted on 04/25/2022 6:40:28 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Russia’s military capabilities should be degraded after he and Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and announced more U.S. military aid to the country.
“We want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can’t do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine,” Mr. Austin said Monday after the highest-level visit of U.S. officials to Kyiv since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Mr. Blinken said: “Russia is failing, Ukraine is succeeding.”
In what could be a significant escalation of the conflict on Monday, large fires broke out at fuel-storage facilities in the Russian region of Bryansk, some 60 miles from the border with Ukraine, as well as at a nearby military fuel depot, Russian state media said. Russian missiles struck railroad targets in central Ukraine early Monday.
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Anything Austin wants is bad for middle-class Americans.
Austin is a covid-coward and a deep state tool.
It's why Russia and middle eastern nations fund all the "green" energy BS propaganda. That's funny when you think that this post is typed by someone who likes his solar panels. LOL
It’s also bad policy.
This war has only just begun. the wretched neocon warmongers will have their wish - its going to get a lot hotter. Things are blowing up inside of Russia now, whether by covert action or Ukraine attack. I believe Austin also admitted it is with USA support
It won’t be taken lightly, and we will see them respond against the USA in asymmetric ways.
I thought Joe said it was for regime change. According to the MSM news, Russia is already weak.
Austin is leading a dangerous proxy war. The fools who stole the election are killing us is more than one way.
And the best way they see to weaken Russia is to destroy the US.
That is the mindset of the people running our country.
Yep, Putin still has tactical nukes.
So they screw over their own people and funnel war making materials to further their globalist agenda 🤪
Dude is big and stupid. Just what you want in a Defence Secretary. /s/
I have no problem with weakening Russia. They’ve been trying to weaken us forever. But I want this “administration “ weakend.
Actually given that the statement comes with large amounts of weaponry and intel, I’d say we’ve crossed the border.
“Calling for Russia to be weakened is borderline act of war.”
Then every country on the planet commits a borderline act of war on a daily basis. EVERY country wants to see its adversaries weakened; it would be irresponsible not to.
RE: U.S. Wants to See Russia Weakened, Says Defense Secretary Austin
Some people just need to SHUT THE H*** UP!
Brandon Junta intentionally blew up Minsk II - US and Europe now paying the price.
People have to remember how Russia and China supported North Vietnam and North Korea against us. Not to mention Cuba.
“Russia will never be weak as long as Europe and much of Asia keep buying their energy from Russia. It’s why Russia and middle eastern nations fund all the “green” energy BS propaganda.”
Exactly.
“It won’t be taken lightly, and we will see them respond against the USA in asymmetric ways”.
That’s for certain. And they’ll show us no quarter.
“Russia is failing”. False.
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