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Pentagon Meeting

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov stand for the playing of the U.S. and Ukrainian national anthems during a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2023.

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