"We don't have any indication of the use of lasers...weaponized lasers" by #Russia in #Ukraine, per @PentagonPresSec
...this despite Russian claims its used a new generation of lasers to counter drones
...this despite Russian claims its used a new generation of lasers to counter drones
US assesses #Russia is behind where it wants to be as far as progress in the #Donbas, w/Russian progress slow, uneven, per @PentagonPresSec
Says every day there are "hamlets towns and villages that are changing hands" between Russia & #Ukraine
Says every day there are "hamlets towns and villages that are changing hands" between Russia & #Ukraine
US @SecDef Lloyd Austin to virtually host meeting of the #Ukraine Contact Group this coming Monday - more than 40 nations expected to take part, per @PentagonPresSec
"The main focus is going to be ... we're going to want to reorient all the leaders on the battlefront" per @PentagonPresSec re #Ukraine Contact Group
Will also hear from Ukraine DefMin @oleksiireznikov abt Ukraine's needs & discussion of how those needs can be met
Will also hear from Ukraine DefMin @oleksiireznikov abt Ukraine's needs & discussion of how those needs can be met
#NorthKorea - "Every time the regime in #Pyongyang tests...they learn" per @PentagonPresSec "That's worrisome bcs those capabilities pose a threat, a very real threat" to the #Korean Peninsula & beyond
Despite "open invitation" to talk without preconditions, #NorthKorea has given "every indication so far that they want to continue this [ICBM/nuclear] program" per @PentagonPresSec
"That's not true" per @PentagonPresSec, when asked about tweet by #Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs Adviser Anton Geraschchenko [@Gerashchenko7] about the US preparing a plan to destroy #Russia's #BlackSea fleet 
"They need long-range fires" per @PentagonPresSec on what #Ukraine needs now as far as weapon systems
Says focus is on trying to advantage Ukraine on the battlefield, but that concerns about escalation have constantly factored into decision making
Says focus is on trying to advantage Ukraine on the battlefield, but that concerns about escalation have constantly factored into decision making
#Ukraine's primary need for long-range fires is "the reason you're not hearing about tanks & airplanes" per @PentagonPresSec
"#Ukraine should determine for itself what victory is going to look like" per @PentagonPresSec "What we're focused on is giving them the tools & the capabilities to better defend themselves"
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