Russia’s Ukraine Strategy is to Outlast American Aid: Austin

Blinken adds warning that Putin will not stop but potentially go on to attack a NATO nation.

A man with a Ukrainian flag stands on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House as demonstrators gather in Washington to protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 25, 2022. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

Russian military strategy in Ukraine is currently focused on outlasting the United States’ will to provide equipment rather than making serious advances, Pentagon leadership says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that he can wait for the United States to stop funding Ukraine before recommitting his forces to the attempted conquest of the nation, said Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.