On the night of November 22, the chief of Ukrainian MOD, Rustem Umierov, spoke about the results of the seventeenth meeting in the "Ramstein" format. It was intrigued by the partners' new secret decisions.
How has the meeting in the "Ramstein" format passed
According to the head of the defence department, during the meeting, it was possible to form a new ground-based air defence coalition (Ground-Based Air Defense).
It is worth noting that Germany and France became its leaders. In total, 20 states have already joined the coalition.
In addition, Rustem Umierov officially confirmed that the Netherlands had prepared 2 billion euros for military aid for Ukraine's Armed Forces.
The leader of the IT coalition, Estonia, is providing half a million dollars in funding for IT coalition activities, in addition to Luxembourg's €10 million commitment. Great Britain and Norway, within the framework of the Maritime Coalition, will look for ways to further strengthen security in the Black Sea, the head of the Ministry of Defense notes.
Rustem Umierov draws attention to the fact that more than 50 countries joined the meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine.
According to him, our country's support in the war with Russia remains steadfast.
I am grateful to our partners who have already started announcing new packages of military aid. The biggest and most powerful announcements were left undisclosed, the minister intrigued.
What the Pentagon chief said during the Ramstein meeting
On November 22, the head of the US Department of Defense, Lloyd Austin, officially appealed to the allies and called on them to provide Ukraine with even more air defence systems in order to save Ukrainians from Russian missile terror in the winter.
Therefore, now, when Ukraine will have to go through another winter in a state of war, I call on this group ("Ramstein" — ed.) to provide Ukraine with air defense equipment to protect its people, Austin said during his speech at the meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine (Ramstein format).
The head of the Pentagon is convinced that Russian terror will never be able to break the spirit of the Ukrainian people.
