Gen. Daniel Caine, nominated to become the next chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff – the highest-ranking military officer in the country – has voiced his support for continued military aid to Ukraine.
He made the statement ahead of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 1.
“The United States is only a part of the network of states supporting Ukraine’s defense, and we should focus on what unique capabilities only the U.S. can provide, while Europe increases its share of support,” he said.
Caine said that Ukraine has the right to self-defense and added that U.S. assistance “helps Ukraine to defend itself.”
The general believes the war will continue into 2025, as Russia “views the conflict is in its favor.”
“The conflict [war] in 2025 likely will continue to be a war of attrition, with both sides suffering heavy losses of personnel and materiel,” he said.
The 56-year-old Caine, a former F-16 pilot who served in Iraq with special forces and later as Deputy Director for Military Affairs at the CIA, will succeed Gen. Charles Brown, who was dismissed by President Donald Trump in February.
As reported earlier, Trump’s personal spiritual advisor, Pastor Mark Burns, visited Ukraine on March 31.
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