New Ramstein summit to change Ukraine’s aid format

In the current year, the forms of aid to Ukraine from partner countries are being transformed into "Ramstein 2.0".

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports this.

It's important to mention that the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has established the Coalition Support Office to effectively and consistently manage the military support being provided by allies.

As the ministry stresses, the coalition format was established back in 2023. Since then, eight coalitions have been created, including:

• coalition of aviation capabilities;
• anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense coalition and others.

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Moving forward, the Support Office will be responsible for:

• Facilitating coordination and planning among capacity coalitions;
• Fostering cooperation between coalitions;
• Evaluating the status of communications with partner countries.

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As per the department, the assistance will now be provided in a coalition format, with allies working together based on specific needs.

"The Ministry of Defense calls on all countries to step up their efforts to repel Russian aggression and to join the coalition that most closely matches the capabilities of each of them in providing military aid to Ukraine," the Ministry of Defense emphasizes.

It should be noted that the next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (in the "Ramstein" format) will be held on Friday, April 26.

For reference:

Rubryka previously reported that Norway and Great Britain created a maritime coalition to support Ukraine. They note that the new association will supply ships and other means of transport to the Ukrainian defenders for conducting combat operations at sea.

In addition, Ukraine and Latvia are creating a Coalition of Drones and Electronic Warfare Systems, which other allied countries will join.

The head of the Latvian Defense Department, Andris Spruds, said that the Baltic country is participating in the creation of a coalition of almost 20 countries to arm the Ukrainian military with "thousands" of new unmanned aerial vehicles.

Earlier, the prime ministers of the Netherlands and Great Britain agreed to work on forming an international coalition of fighter jets for Ukraine. Denmark joined them.

Recently, Ukraine's partner countries have been discussing an increase in the number of aircraft that will be transferred to the Air Force of Ukraine's armed forces. As soon as all technical issues are resolved, Kyiv will receive F-16 fighters.

Also, during the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting on September 19, the defense ministers of Ukraine, Estonia, and Luxembourg held a kick-off meeting of the new IT coalition within the "Ramstein format." Iceland joined them.

In April-May of this year, the joint anti-mine group consisting of Bulgaria, Romania, and Türkiye, which is part of the demining coalition, will be able to start work on clearing the Black Sea of mines.