The aid from the US has enabled the Ukrainian Armed Forces to slow down the advance of Russian troops in the Kharkiv region and to maintain a strong defense line, states Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder. “The Russians really slow down in terms of the progress that they were making near Kharkiv,” he said. According to him, firstly, Ukrainians can continue to hold the front line, and secondly, American aid has started to reach them. Ryder also added that this week in Brussels, another meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format will take place. The p…