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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel looks over his notes as he takes his seat before a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission while attending the final day of NATO defense ministerial meetings in Brussels, Feb. 27, 2014.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel looks over his notes as he takes his seat before a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission while attending the final day of NATO defense ministerial meetings in Brussels, Feb. 27, 2014.

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