By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-pentagon-press-secretary-john-kirby-holds-news-briefing-amid-ongoing-ukraine-conflict Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds news briefing amid ongoing Ukraine conflict Politics Updated on Apr 22, 2022 8:47 PM EDT — Published on Apr 22, 2022 11:59 AM EDT Pentagon press secretary John Kirby held a news briefing on Friday amid ongoing Ukraine conflict. Watch Kirby’s remarks in the player above. Kirby announced that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with up to 40 other counterparts in Ramstein, Germany next week. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby says the goal of the meeting is for like-minded nations to collaborate on what “long term defense relationships that Ukraine will need going forward.” Kirby’s briefing also followed a report from Ukraine’s Defence Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk that Russia was focusing offensive operations in Eastern Ukraine. He said Russia aimed to gain full control of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as well as maintain a land corridor with the occupied Crimean peninsula. He listed the areas near Izyum and Barvikove, the Popasna city station, Mariupol and the route connecting Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia as the most significant areas of Russian army operations. He said that the Russian forces continued to attack residential areas in Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk regions with missiles, bombs and artillery strikes. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby held a news briefing on Friday amid ongoing Ukraine conflict. Watch Kirby’s remarks in the player above. Kirby announced that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with up to 40 other counterparts in Ramstein, Germany next week. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby says the goal of the meeting is for like-minded nations to collaborate on what “long term defense relationships that Ukraine will need going forward.” Kirby’s briefing also followed a report from Ukraine’s Defence Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk that Russia was focusing offensive operations in Eastern Ukraine. He said Russia aimed to gain full control of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as well as maintain a land corridor with the occupied Crimean peninsula. He listed the areas near Izyum and Barvikove, the Popasna city station, Mariupol and the route connecting Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia as the most significant areas of Russian army operations. He said that the Russian forces continued to attack residential areas in Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk regions with missiles, bombs and artillery strikes. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now