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U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley on Friday said the United States military "needs to accelerate our modernization" in an effort to compete with China as warfare technology continues to evolve and criticized Russia over its conflict with neighboring Ukraine.
During his remarks at the National Press Club luncheon in Washington D.C., Milley accused Moscow of committing a "direct frontal assault" on the rules-based international order with its "illegal invasion" of Ukraine.
"Our political leaders have said multiple times that our task is to ensure that Ukraine has the support it needs to remain free and independent and we're doing that in order to make sure that rules-based international order holds," he said.