US EditionSecretary Austin cancels Brussels trip for Ukraine, NATO meetings after hospitalization
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin canceled a trip to Brussels this week, where he was set to attend meetings related to Ukraine's defense and NATO, after being hospitalized for an "emergent bladder issue."
- Austin, who has been fighting prostate cancer and recuperating from surgery, has been admitted to the critical care unit for supportive care and close monitoring.
- Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks has assumed Austin's duties while he is hospitalized, and the Pentagon has apologized for previous lapses in communication regarding his health.
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El secretario de Defensa de EEUU cancela su viaje a Bruselas pese a que "retomará pronto sus funciones"
El secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos, Lloyd Austin, ha cancelado su viaje a Bruselas, donde tenía que participar este miércoles en el Grupo de Contacto para la Defensa de Ucrania (UDCG, por sus siglas en inglés) y el jueves en la reunión de ministros de Defensa de la OTAN, si bien su equipo médico ha indicado que "retomará" pronto "sus funciones normales" tras haber sido sometido a una intervención médica. "Se sometió a procedimientos quir…
Important NATO and Ukraine meetings are due in Brussels this week. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who has cancer, is unable to attend in person.
Lloyd Austin, who is suffering from cancer, cannot participate in the planned NATO summit on Ukraine as scheduled. The politician remains in the hospital after a non-surgical procedure.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin canceled a trip to Brussels for NATO talks for meetings with NATO counterparts after being admitted to a military hospital for the second time this year, the Pentagon said on Monday. However, doctors said Austin could take over his usual duties on Tuesday.
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