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Immediate Release

Ukraine Defense Contact Group Opening Remarks and Press Conference

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will provide opening remarks in Ramstein, Germany during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) at 4 a.m. EDT on Friday, September 6, 2024. The remarks will be livestreamed on Defense.gov.

Secretary Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. will hold a joint press conference following the UDCG at 10:15 a.m. EDT. The press conference will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.

The Secretary's opening remarks will be rebroadcast on Pentagon Channel 2 following the press conference.