Ramstein-11 security summit slated for April 21

The 11th meeting of the Contact Group for the Defence of Ukraine will be held offline on 21 April,  US Air Force confirmed to Radio Liberty on April 11.

The event will take place at the US Air Force Ramstein base in Germany.

"US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin plans to lead a personal meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine at the Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany on 21 April 2023," the statement says.

Austin has invited defense ministers and senior military officers of the world to discuss "the ongoing war in Ukraine and various security challenges facing the United States and its partners.

After months of discussions, Ukraine hopes to finally get its Western partners to transfer modern warplanes to counter Russia's air power, along with more artillery ammunition and heavy weapons.

This will be the eleventh meeting since this group was created a year ago after Russia's unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine.

Following the Ramstein-10 meeting on March 15, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said it produced "optimistic" results.

Ramstein summits are held to coordinate efforts to provide military aid to Ukraine.