Secretary Mattis says deterrence is dynamic, changing "from year to year, from decade to decade".
Mattis, although emphasizing continuous U.S. support, did not give a timeline on the arrival of the anti-tank weapons.
Turkey advised the United States ahead of its air strikes in Syria against U.S.-backed Kurdish militia, and Washington is in contact with Ankara about the way forward, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Sunday during a flight to Asia, according to Reuters.
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the United States is losing its competitive military advantage over China and Russia, marking the central challenge to America's armed forces, Voice of America reports.
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said that the U.S. role in Ukraine is not changing and Russia has no cause for concern about a U.S. decision last week to supply new weapons to Kyiv, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
The U.S. Army has "got to be ready" to confront the North Korean threat if diplomatic efforts are unable to resolve the U.S. dispute with Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons, Defense Secretary James Mattis said Monday, Newsweek reports.
United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker has said U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis brought military equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine during his visit to Ukraine on August 23-24.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he has discussed the possibility of deploying the UN peacekeeping mission in Donbas with U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday, August 23, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
Reversing course from his campaign pledges, President Donald Trump on Monday night committed the United States to an open-ended conflict in Afghanistan, signaling he would dispatch more troops to America's longest war and vowing "a fight to win," Reuters reports.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko expects that his talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, scheduled for August 24 in Kyiv, will be extremely important for strengthening Ukraine's defense capability, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis during his upcoming visit to Kyiv August 24 will emphasize the U.S. commitment to strategic partnership with Ukraine, according to U.S. Department of Defense.
Some 231 servicemen from other countries on August 24 will take part in the military parade on the occasion of Independence Day celebrations in Ukraine, presidential adviser Yuriy Biryukov wrote on Facebook.
The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will visit Ukraine next week, on Independence Day, to reassure government leaders that the U.S. does not accept Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, according to the Washington Post citing the Associated Press.
When U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis arrives for his upcoming Ukraine visit, he should bring promises of arms for the military and support for anti-corruption forces and the country’s defense industry, Defense One writes.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he expects a decision on providing Ukraine with defensive weapons will be taken by October.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced understanding was reached with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis on the finalization of an agreement on providing Ukraine with defensive weapons.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday held a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, during which the two discussed the situation in Donbas caused by Russian aggression and expressed concern over constant attempts of Russia and its proxies to undermine the peaceful settlement, according to the president's press service.
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis says that war with North Korea -- should tensions ever come to that -- would be "catastrophic," according to CBS News.
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday that a Russian missile deployment near the Baltic states was "destabilizing", and officials suggested the United States could deploy a Patriot missile battery in the region for NATO exercises in the summer, according to Reuters.