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WASHINGTON \u2015 The Pentagon\u2019s international affairs chief said Monday that Russia\u2019s new losses in the strategic southern Kherson region are about to spiral into a \u201cmajor defeat\u201d that would give Ukraine<\/a> a defensive position amid \u201chot fighting\u201d expected this winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After news that Ukrainian forces broke through Moscow\u2019s defenses in Kherson, which Moscow saw as the gateway to Odessa, Assistant Defense Secretary for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander<\/a> said the Ukrainians were on the verge of pushing back the main Russian bridgehead across the Dnipro River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat would be a major defeat for Russia because it pushes back even more Russia\u2019s ambition to take Odessa, which was one of the stated objectives earlier this year,\u201d Wallander said at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt gives Ukraine another defensive position to ride out what probably will be hot fighting over the winter,\u201d Wallander said, adding that in spite of Ukraine\u2019s recent strategic successes, the U.S. and international community must continue to supply Ukraine with aid<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Already, Russia\u2019s recent loss of the town Lyman, which its forces used as a logistics hub in Ukraine\u2019s eastern Donetsk region, would \u201csignificantly affect Russia\u2019s ability to supply, resupply and move its forces all along that forward line of conflict,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A senior U.S. military official said that Russian troops had fallen back to Kremmina, a town more than 30 kilometers east of Lyman. Denying Russia Lyman could impact its supply lines along the eastern front down to Bakhmut, a contested city 60 kilometers south of Lyman where the fighting continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> announced Sunday that Russian forces were cleared from Lyman, one of the four areas in Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> annexed last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putin\u2019s land grab has threatened to push the conflict to a dangerous new level. After U.S. President Joe Biden<\/a> said last week the U.S. would never recognize Russia\u2019s claims on those regions, Putin said he would consider the use of \u201call available means\u201d to protect the territory \u2015 which has been seen as a threat to use nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. Army soldiers showcase their vehicle\u2019s capability to Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, on May 11, 2022. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Thurnapuf Valle, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Speaking Sunday on \u201cFareed Zakaria GPS,\u201d U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin<\/a> called Putin\u2019s threats \u201can illegal claim\u201d and \u201can irresponsible statement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis nuclear saber-rattling is not the kind of thing we would expect to hear from leaders of large countries with capability,\u201d Austin said, adding that, while he has warned his Russian counterpart about this path in the past, the decision is Putin\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austin has not ruled out that Putin would act on his threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are no checks on Mr. Putin. Just as he made the irresponsible decision to invade Ukraine, you know, he could make another decision. But I don\u2019t see anything right now that would lead me to believe that he has made such a decision,\u201d Austin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Separately, Wallander said NATO should be asserting its unity and nuclear capability in answer to Russia\u2019s \u201cfacile reliance on nuclear threats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asked about the alliance\u2019s plans since Russia invaded Ukraine seven months ago, Wallander hailed NATO\u2019s new multinational battlegroups along its eastern border<\/a>. She also said its members increasingly see spending targets \u201cas a floor not a ceiling\u201d and want to focus that spending on both modernization and \u2015 with an eye on Russia\u2019s hollow forces \u2015 advanced training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the old debate about \u2018is it deterrence by tripwire, deterrence by denial?\u2019 is behind us now. It\u2019s clear that what you need is an effective, credible defensive capability in order to deter an adversary, in this case, Russia,\u201d Wallander said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat that credible defense looks like varies by areas of Europe. It includes not just ground forces, it includes air defense, it includes maritime domain, so it is multi-dimensional, but allies are really digging into what that looks like in their national capabilities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond billions in military, financial and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, Wallander said discussions within the U.S. about reconstruction aid are already underway. Wallander said the European Union, World Bank, International Monetary Fund should be involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the main message is that it\u2019s not the United States alone, it is actually these international institutions. And, and I think the Europeans have a strong commitment to supporting Ukraine,\u201d Wallander said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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