Meeting of ministers at the Rammstein base/Photo from open sources aid to Ukraine. On May 23, after the summit, an online meeting of the Contact Group was held, which was a continuation of the cooperation begun at the German Ramstein air base. Read the article on what the ministers agreed on regarding Ukraine.
Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov shared the results of Rammstein-2 on the social network.
Reznikov stressed that the format of the meeting at the Ramstein airbase was created thanks to the leadership of the United States, in particular, personally to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III.
Ramstein is becoming a real coalition of the free world in support of Ukraine. I am glad that the number of participating countries is increasing, only Antarctica is not represented among the continents,” the Minister of Defense emphasized. reinforcing our coastal defenses. In particular, we are talking about launchers and anti-ship missiles Harpoon (“Harpoon”).
The solution was found through the combined efforts of several of our partner countries. They also talked about other pleasant surprises that will strengthen the power of the Ukrainian army and will be unpleasant for the enemy. But more on that later, he said.
The Ukrainian military command informed the international partners in detail about the situation at the front and the changes that have taken place since the last meeting.
“We noted the progress in the supply of 155-mm artillery and outlined the priority needs of the Ukrainian defenders… I hope that at the next meeting in June I will be able to report to my colleagues on the results of the use of weapons, which was discussed at the meeting on May 23,” Reznikov said.
Minister defense thanked all partners and friends of Ukraine for their help.
“We are full of optimism, in particular through US leadership, which is already embodied in the law on lend-lease and the scale of assistance. I express my personal thanks to Secretary Lloyd Austin III for his work in support of Ukraine,” he added.
< p dir="ltr">Reznikov summed up that all the participants of the Ramstein-2 meeting expressed their unwavering support for Ukraine in the war against Russia and expressed admiration for the heroism and professionalism of our Armed Forces and the resilience of the entire Ukrainian people.
Earlier, Alexei Reznikov reported on the systems discussed by the partners at Ramstein-2, which should change the game on the battlefield. What kind of weapon was mentioned is still unknown, but the minister illustrated it spectacularly with the Death Star from Star Wars.
Ramstein 2 base: what is known
- Defense ministers met again to discuss issues of military assistance to Ukraine. We talked about the situation at the front, the use of international assistance by our country and pressing needs, as well as the transfer of assistance to Ukraine.
- 47 heads of defense departments from different countries, including the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, took part in the meeting Alexey Reznikov. In particular, this time Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Colombia, Ireland and Kosovo joined.
- Austin noted the progress made since the previous meeting, in particular the transfer by Australia, Canada and UK military equipment to Ukraine.
- After the meeting, 20 countries announced new security assistance packages, including “critical” weapons. In particular, Italy, Greece, Norway and Poland announced new deliveries of weapons and ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Denmark has stated that it will provide Harpoon anti-ship missiles and their launchers. The Czech Republic also agreed to transfer aid to Ukraine.
- Lloyd Austin announced that the group would meet monthly to discuss Ukraine's defense needs.
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