Defense ministers and heads of defense departments from nearly 50 countries are expected to attend the meeting.
The next meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine in format Ramstein will take place on Monday, May 20. The Pentagon announced it yesterday.
The 22nd meeting is expected to be held approx.
“US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Brown will hold a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on May 20 at the Pentagon,” the statement said.
Traditionally, defense ministers and heads of defense departments from nearly 50 countries are expected to attend the meeting. Participants will discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine and the continuation of close coordination to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the means necessary to protect their country’s sovereign territory.
We remind you that on April 26 the 21st meeting of Ramstein took place. Then the US representatives announced the allocation of the largest package of military aid to Ukraine in the amount of $6 billion.
Also, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin assured that the United States will not allow Ukraine to lose the war. According to him, military aid to Ukraine is the West’s investment in its own security.
Source: korrespondent
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