He said this during his visit to Brussels.

“I am personally grateful for the significant security assistance that this group has already provided, but we cannot afford to weaken it,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

In his opinion, the West should "make more efforts and even more provide Ukraine with the opportunity to defend itself."

Austin also said that the United States is training the Ukrainian military on how to use new weapons.

According to him, Washington is determined to "do even more in this direction."

In addition, the head of the Pentagon believes that the supply of American multiple rocket launchers to Kyiv "will significantly strengthen the defense capabilities" of Ukraine.

Earlier, the Pentagon said that the United States intends to transfer intelligence information to Ukraine for strikes using Western-supplied MLRS.