'This Week' Transcript 2-20-22: Secretary Lloyd Austin

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was on "This Week" Sunday, February 20. This is a rush transcript and may be updated.

A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, February 20, 2022 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors. For previous show transcripts, visit the "This Week" transcript archive.

MARTHA RADDATZ, ABC "THIS WEEK" CO-ANCHOR: Good morning from Ukraine, where the possibility of war with Russia is now closer than ever before, a war that would not only devastate this nation, but threaten security across Europe and beyond.

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