Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Charles Q. Brown Jr. Hold a Post-Meeting Press Conference at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting, Brussels, Belgium

STAFF: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for being here today. It is my pleasure to introduce Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown, Jr. The secretary and the chairman will have some brief opening comments, and then we'll have time to take just a few questions. Please note I will be moderating those questions. And due to our time constraints, I'd just ask you to please limit your follow-ups to give your colleagues a chance to ask their questions. And with that, Mr. Secretary. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD J. AUSTIN III: Thanks, Pat. Good afternoon, everybody. Sorry about the delay. It is a busy day, as you know, and the ...