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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, flanked by Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, speaks at the beginning of the meeting of the 'Ukraine Defense Contact Group' at Ramstein Air Base in Ramstein, Germany, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Austin vowed Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine's war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stalled over funding to send additional weapons to the front. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)