They, added the Minister of Defense, give everything they can, becausebelieve in the victory of Ukraineand in what is needed defeat the enemy on the battlefield. And the enemy for all these countries is Russia. Also, these countries have launched investments in manufacturing, humanitarian aid or hospitals.
“As a percentage of their GDP, they are champions. But they don’t have the same budgets as in the US, Great Britain, Germany or France, because they are champions in terms of money. But in percentage terms, those small countries will be champions,” Reznikov said. .
According to him, there is definitely no trend towards a decrease in Western aid. He noted that the political activity of parliaments will revive in autumn. They will decide how much money to put into their defense and assistance to Ukraine in 2024.
Why is Rammstein in the fall important? Because we will communicate. Our visions for the future and for the next years, so that they also hear it from us, assess where they are ready to be our partners in the future, and put this into their budget plans,” Alexey Reznikov stressed.
What is known about the last meeting
- The 14th Rammstein meeting took place on July 18th. It was held as an online conference. During it, defense ministers of different countries discussed issues of further military assistance for Ukraine.
- Then the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, promised that Ukrainian pilots would be trained on American F-16 aircraft. The Allies also considered providing Ukraine with additional air defense systems and ammunition.
- Earlier, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that during the 14th meeting in this format, the partners continued to demonstrate unwavering support to Ukraine.