US defense secretary blames Putin’s war for Poland explosion


              Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand, right, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hold a bilateral meeting at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax on Saturday, Nov.19, 2022. (Andrew Vaughan /The Canadian Press via AP)
            
              U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivers remarks at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax on Saturday, Nov.19, 2022.  (Andrew Vaughan /The Canadian Press via AP)
            
              U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivers remarks at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax on Saturday, Nov.19, 2022.  (Andrew Vaughan /The Canadian Press via AP)
            
              Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand, right, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hold a bilateral meeting at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax on Saturday, Nov.19, 2022. (Andrew Vaughan /The Canadian Press via AP)
            
              U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III delivers remarks at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax on Saturday, Nov.19, 2022.  (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)
US defense secretary blames Putin’s war for Poland explosion