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Okay , good morning . If we could go 

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ahead and take our seats 

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Well , good morning , it is indeed an 

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honor to be here with all of you at the 

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outset , let me thank Minister 

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Lambrecht for allowing us to host this 

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meeting here , we're awful , awful 

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grateful minister . And thank you for 

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your tremendous hospitality . Also , 

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we'd like to thank general Walters and 

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General Harrigan and your staffs for 

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the great work that you've done on 

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short notice to uh , to set us up for 

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what I believe will be a very , very 

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good session today . So thank you all 

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for rallying so quickly for this 

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historic meeting of the Ukraine Defense 

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consultative group . It is an 

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extraordinary gathering with more than 

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40 countries represented here today and 

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we're here to help Ukraine win the 

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fight against Russia's unjust invasion 

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and to build up Ukraine's defenses for 

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tomorrow's challenges . As you know , 

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I came here after traveling to Kiev 

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with my friends , Secretary of State 

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Blinken , and we had a warm and candid 

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and productive discussion with 

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President Zelensky and his team about 

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the support that we're providing and 

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the capabilities that Ukraine needs and 

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Ukraine's changing requirements as the 

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battle shifts to the Donbass into the 

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south . Now that visit only 

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underscored my sense of urgency , an 

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urgency that I know that we all share . 

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So I like this whole group today to 

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leave with a common and transparent 

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understanding of Ukraine's near term 

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security requirements because we're 

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going to keep moving heaven and Earth 

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so that we can meet them . And as you 

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will hear from general Walters , the 

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coordination mechanism that we have in 

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place can become even stronger with all 

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of your help and we can do more through 

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our defense industrial basis to 

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continue to help Ukraine defend itself 

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even more capably . Now , 

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we're joined today by my dear friend , 

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Ukrainian Minister of Defense Reznikoff . 

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So it's an honor to have you here . And 

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uh we welcome your team as well . 

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We're all here because of Ukraine's 

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courage , because of the innocent 

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civilians who have been killed and 

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because of the suffering that your 

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people still endure . Your country has 

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been ravaged , your hospitals have been 

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bombed , your citizens have been 

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executed , Your Children have been 

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traumatized , but Ukraine has done a 

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magnificent job defending its 

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sovereignty against Russia's unprovoked 

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invasion and Ukraine's valor and skill 

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will go down in military history . You 

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know , the battle of Iwo Jima took 36 

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days . The Battle of the Bulge lasted 

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40 days And Ukraine has now beaten back 

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the Russian military for 62 days . 

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And so your resistance has brought 

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brought inspiration to the free world 

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and even greater resolve to NATO and 

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glory to Ukraine . And we provided our 

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assistance at record speed and the 

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whole world can see the difference 

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that's making on the battlefield . You 

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know , Putin never imagined that the 

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world would rally behind Ukraine so 

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swiftly and surely and after 

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Ukraine's defeat at the battle of Kiev , 

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pardon me . After Russia's defeat at 

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the battle of Kiev , big distinction 

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there , Mr Minister , the war is now 

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entering a new face , but nobody is 

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fooled by Putin's pretext or by his 

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phony claims on the Donbas . So let's 

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be clear Russia's invasion is 

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indefensible . And so our Russian 

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atrocities , we all start 

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today from a position of moral clarity . 

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Russia is waging a war of choice To 

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indulge the ambitions of one man . 

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Ukraine is fighting a war of necessity 

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to defend its democracy , its 

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sovereignty and its citizens . But the 

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stakes reach beyond Ukraine and even 

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beyond europe , Russia's invasion is 

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baseless , reckless and lawless . 

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It is an affront to the rules based 

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international order . It is a challenge 

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to free people everywhere . And as we 

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see this morning , nations of goodwill 

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from around the world stand united in 

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our resolve to support Ukraine in its 

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fight against Russia's imperial 

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aggression and that's the way it should 

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be . This gathering reflects the 

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galvanize world since Russia's invasion 

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on February 24 , More than 30 of our 

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allies and partners from across the 

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globe have joined the United States to 

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rush security assistance to Ukraine And 

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together we have committed more than $5 

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billion dollars of equipment to support 

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Ukraine's self defense And that 

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includes some $3.7 billion Biden has 

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committed to help Ukraine . Since 

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Russia is Russia's invasion began 

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my trip to Kiev reinforce my admiration 

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for the way that the Ukrainian armed 

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forces are deploying these capabilities , 

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Ukraine clearly believes that it can 

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win and so does everyone here 

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now to inform our common understanding 

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of the situation . You'll be hearing 

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later from several , several of my 

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teammates , including our Chairman of 

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the Joint Chiefs of Staff , General 

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Milley . And I look forward to hearing 

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from all of you as well . I know that 

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we're all determined to do everything 

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we can to meet Ukraine's needs as the 

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fight of balls and that includes 

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talking today about a framework for for 

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continuing to work together and look 

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ahead . We have much more to do . 

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Ukraine needs our help to win today and 

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they will still need our help when the 

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war is over . As President biden says , 

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our security assistance has gone 

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directly to the front lines of freedom 

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and to the fearless and skilled 

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Ukrainian fighters . We were standing 

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in the breach . My Ukrainian 

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friends , we know the burden that you 

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all carry and we know 

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and you should know that all of us have 

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your back and that's why we're here 

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today to strengthen the arsenal of 

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Ukrainian democracy . I'm proud to be 

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here with all of you And I look forward 

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to our vital discussions and so we'll 

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pause for a minute and allow our 

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colleagues in the media to depart and 

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then we'll continue . Thank you very 

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much