![Virginia Mayo Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, left center, waits for the start of a group photo of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/02db5181e3ba4b13aa135b9aa0d081f2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, left center, waits for the start of a group photo of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
![Virginia Mayo Netherland's Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren, center right, speaks with Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. General Christopher Cavoli during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in NATO defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e2acf94099f9475fa8c06d6f9be55c9d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Netherland's Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren, center right, speaks with Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. General Christopher Cavoli during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in NATO defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
![Virginia Mayo United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, front center right, speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, front center left, during a group photo of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e3655b7920cf4c8ebb316db4d87b6708/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, front center right, speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, front center left, during a group photo of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
![Virginia Mayo United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, center, speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in NATO defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d25c55ad6b954a7cb2ae4b6a18d17504/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, center, speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in NATO defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
![Virginia Mayo Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, center left, shakes hands with Poland's Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, center right, during a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 13, 2024. NATO defense ministers gathered Thursday hoping to agree on a new plan to provide long-term security assistance and military training to Ukraine, after Hungary promised not to veto the scheme as long as it's not forced to take part. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/373ebc0b72234fa298010dbdb52a4208/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, center left, shakes hands with Poland's Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, center right, during a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 13, 2024. NATO defense ministers gathered Thursday hoping to agree on a new plan to provide long-term security assistance and military training to Ukraine, after Hungary promised not to veto the scheme as long as it's not forced to take part. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
![Virginia Mayo A general view of a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 13, 2024. NATO defense ministers gathered Thursday hoping to agree on a new plan to provide long-term security assistance and military training to Ukraine, after Hungary promised not to veto the scheme as long as it's not forced to take part. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d01816f0ccdb4b7d8e8207aaba9a948f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A general view of a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 13, 2024. NATO defense ministers gathered Thursday hoping to agree on a new plan to provide long-term security assistance and military training to Ukraine, after Hungary promised not to veto the scheme as long as it's not forced to take part. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
![Virginia Mayo United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, front center, shakes hands with Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, center row left, during a group photo of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f39a89623cfc495b853cb67ead2b05b1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, front center, shakes hands with Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, center row left, during a group photo of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
![Virginia Mayo Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, right, poses with Turkey's Defense Minister Yasar Guler during a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 13, 2024. NATO defense ministers gathered Thursday hoping to agree on a new plan to provide long-term security assistance and military training to Ukraine, after Hungary promised not to veto the scheme as long as it's not forced to take part. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e46313e40289458b9f3b8716013d2f1b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, right, poses with Turkey's Defense Minister Yasar Guler during a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 13, 2024. NATO defense ministers gathered Thursday hoping to agree on a new plan to provide long-term security assistance and military training to Ukraine, after Hungary promised not to veto the scheme as long as it's not forced to take part. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
![Virginia Mayo Netherland's Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren, right, speaks with British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, left, during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in NATO defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/90d52399e360470683996a87e7d8398b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Netherland's Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren, right, speaks with British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, left, during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in NATO defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
![Virginia Mayo United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a group photo of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9cd0238b1cc945bb98c6c4610cdd42af/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, speaks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a group photo of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
![Virginia Mayo NATO defense ministers pose for a group photo during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7a8f21022fb1495db9e8556d0096cb5a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
NATO defense ministers pose for a group photo during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)