![Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, listens during a meeting with Estonia's Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon Stock Photo - Alamy Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, listens during a meeting with Estonia's Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MA64AA/secretary-of-defense-lloyd-austin-right-listens-during-a-meeting-with-estonias-defense-minister-hanno-pevkur-at-the-pentagon-tuesday-oct-18-2022-in-washington-ap-photoalex-brandon-2MA64AA.jpg)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, listens during a meeting with Estonia's Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon Stock Photo - Alamy
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![Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Estonia at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Estonia at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MKBMPT/secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-speaks-with-hanno-pevkur-minister-of-defence-of-the-republic-of-estonia-at-the-ukraine-defense-contact-group-ramstein-air-base-germany-sept-8-2022-this-is-the-the-fifth-such-meeting-of-defense-leaders-from-around-the-world-since-russias-unprovoked-and-unjustified-invasion-of-ukraine-dod-photo-by-chad-j-mcneeley-2MKBMPT.jpg)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Hanno Pevkur, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Estonia at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 8, 2022.
![Estonia's Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur speaks during a meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon Stock Photo - Alamy Estonia's Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur speaks during a meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MA64BY/estonias-defense-minister-hanno-pevkur-speaks-during-a-meeting-with-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-austin-at-the-pentagon-tuesday-oct-18-2022-in-washington-ap-photoalex-brandon-2MA64BY.jpg)