Austin was purported to journey to Brussels on Tuesday for a gathering of the Ukraine contact group, which he established in 2022 to coordinate army assist for Kyiv after Russia’s invasion. He additionally had plans to attend a daily assembly of NATO protection ministers. It’s unsure whether or not this hospitalization will have an effect on these plans.
In December, Austin was identified with prostate most cancers and underwent a process known as a prostatectomy on December 22. Nevertheless, he skilled issues and was admitted to the intensive care unit at Walter Reed on January 1. After staying at Walter Reed till January 15, he continued to get well and do business from home, finally returning to the Pentagon on January 29. His medical doctors have acknowledged that his prognosis towards the most cancers is great, and no additional remedies are required.
Since his preliminary hospitalization, Austin has been periodically visiting Walter Reed for follow-up appointments. Nevertheless, this present journey is the primary unscheduled go to on account of ongoing issues from his most cancers remedies. It’s value noting that Austin didn’t disclose his most cancers analysis or preliminary hospitalization to President Joe Biden, Congress, or his deputy protection secretary for a number of weeks. The secrecy surrounding this matter is now the topic of an inspector common investigation and a Pentagon inner evaluation. Austin has beforehand acknowledged that he didn’t instruct his workers to maintain his hospitalization a secret.