Officials meet to drum up arms and ammunition for Ukraine, Hegseth not in attendance

Open this photo in gallery: U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will participate in a meeting of NATO defence ministers on Thursday.Anupam Nath/The Associated Press Senior officials from almost 50 countries gathered Wednesday to drum up more weapons and ammunition for Ukraine, with the Pentagon's chief absent for the first time since the group organizing the military aid was set up three years ago. The Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at NATO headquarters is going to be chaired by the United Kingdom and Germany. U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth would only arrive in Brussels after it's over. He will participate in…