Pentagon Press Secretary Holds Off-Camera Press Briefing

PRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY: Hello, everybody. How are you? OK, I do have a fairly lengthy beginning here because I have three phone calls to read out to you, so -- did you just sigh? You sighed, didn't you? Q: Yeah, I did. Want me to do it again? (Laughter.) MR. KIRBY: No, actually, I don't. (CROSSTALK) MR. KIRBY: As I said, I -- I do have some -- some phone conversations to read out to you. I will release these in text, as well, after the gaggle. But this morning, Secretary of Defense Austin spoke by phone with his Ukrainian counterpart, Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Andriy Taran, to discuss the regional security situation. The secretary reaffirmed unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine's s...