Becky Gates, right, wife of Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, receives flowers from the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Leonid Polyakov upon their arrival at the Boryspil International Airport in Kiev, Ukraine, Oct. 21, 2007. Gates is in Ukraine to attend the Southeastern European Defense Ministerial, which the United States helped to develop about a decade ago to promote peace and stability and enhance regional security cooperation in southeastern Europe. DoD photo by Cherie A. Thurlby (Released)