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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks while seated at a white covered table next to the Ukrainian president with American and Ukrainian flags in the background.

Ukraine Meeting

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy address the media at the 24th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 9, 2024.

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