Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine

FILE – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin addresses a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, June 14, 2024. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, June 24, that State Department counselor Derek Chollet, one of his most senior aides, is leaving to become Austin’s chief of staff. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)