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About 20 Countries Detailed New Military Aid Plans To Ukraine At Virtual Meeting, Austin Says

About 20 Countries Detailed New Military Aid Plans To Ukraine At Virtual Meeting, Austin Says
Dr. Laura Cooper, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia; Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley participate in the second Ukraine Defense Contact Group conducted virtually from the Pentagon, May 23, 2022. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

The latest meeting of a new U.S.-led group to coordinate international military aid efforts to Ukraine included Denmark detailing plans to provide Kyiv with Harpoon anti-ship missile systems and several countries announcing new donations of “critically needed artillery systems and ammunition,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters. Austin detailed the second meeting of the new Ukraine Defense Contact Group, held virtually on Monday, which included about 20 countries announcing new security assistance plans and hearing directly from Ukrainian defense leaders…

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