U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, and Ukraine Minister of Defense Anatoliy Hrytsenko, right, speak with reporters during the Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial (SEDM) conference at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005. Ukraine became a full member of SEDM, bringing membership to eleven countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)