Austin warns ‘no silver bullet’ to defeat Putin as US aid hangs in balance ahead of elections [Video]

In his fourth and likely final trip to Ukraine ahead of the U.S. election next month, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin championed Ukraine’s efforts to repel Russian President Vladimir Putin’s deadly years-long assault but warned there is “no silver bullet” to end the war. 

“There is no silver bullet. No single capability will turn the tide. No one system will end Putin’s assault,” Austin said, speaking from Ukraine’s Diplomatic Academy in Kyiv.

“What matters is the way that Ukraine fights back,” he added. “What matters is the combined effects of your military capabilities, and what matters is staying focused on what works.”