Defense ministers of 40 states meet in Germany

A meeting of defense ministers of more than 40 countries dedicated to military aid to Ukraine started at Ramstein Air Base in the Federal Republic of Germany.

This was reported by a Ukrinform correspondent.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is taking part in a meeting of the Security Advisory Group in Ukraine.

According to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Millie, the main task of the talks is to synchronize and coordinate military aid to Kyiv.

According to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the war is entering a new phase, so the partners must help Ukraine defend itself against russian aggression.

"This is a historic meeting. We, representatives of more than 40 countries, are here to help Ukraine overcome unjust russian aggression," Austin said.

"Ukraine sincerely believes that it can win, and we all believe in that," the Pentagon chief said.

As reported by Rubryka, on April 25, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Minister Lloyd Austin visited Ukraine.

While in Kyiv, Blinken and Austin met with Zelenskyy, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, and Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi at an extended, approximately 90-minute bilateral meeting, a senior State Department official said.

The visit was closed and took place without press coverage for security reasons.

During a US visit to the capital, officials announced $713 million in foreign military funding for Ukraine and 15 allies and partners. About $322 million is provided for Kyiv.

The rest will be shared between NATO members and other countries that have provided Ukraine with important military supplies since the start of the war with russia, they said.