Ukraine's defense minister announces next Ramstein meeting
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Ukraine's defense minister Oleksii Reznikov has announced that the regular meeting of the Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine in the Ramstein format will be held next week.
Reznikov emphasized that strengthening air and missile defense remains a priority for Ukraine.
Ground systems – from MANPADS, powerful batteries and missiles for them are always in focus. We will talk about this, in particular, with colleagues at the next meeting in the Ramstein format next week, he noted.
The minister also stressed that the decisions made today by Ukrainian partners regarding aircraft are an important stage but not the end of the road.
It will take time, resources and a lot of highly skilled labor until our skies become safer, Reznikov emphasized.
Ramstein is a US military base in Germany, where members of the Defence Contact Group have met on numerous occasions to discuss arms and supplies for the Ukrainian military. The last meeting was held in an offline mode on 21 April.
The White House confirmed that in the coming months, the US and its allies will discuss when Ukraine will receive modern fighter jets and how many of these will be delivered.
The UK announced the launch of an international coalition of countries to train Ukrainian pilots on fourth-generation fighters, including the F-16s. The coalition already includes the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, the United States, and Portugal.
