Pentagon reports details of Ukrainian and US Defence Ministers talks on eve of Ramstein meeting
Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of Defence, has discussed the priorities of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, which will meet next week in Brussels, by phone with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov.
Source: Pat Ryder, spokesman for Pentagon, as European Pravda reports
Details: As Ryder states, it was a matter of the supply of air defence and artillery.
Austin and Reznikov also discussed the importance of delivering the weapons promised to Ukraine at the Ramstein-format meeting last month as soon as possible.
Reznikov said that Austin and he discussed the situation at the contact line and priorities for the next Ramstein-format meeting.
Had a 📞with my great friend & friend of 🇺🇦 Lloyd J. Austin III @SecDef
We discussed the situation on the frontline&priorities for the next #Ramstein.
🇺🇸 is unwavering in its support of 🇺🇦
All this is possible thanks to our transparent and trustworthy relationship.
Thank you 🇺🇸! pic.twitter.com/eQTCU6uvSM— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) February 11, 2023Advertisement:
The next meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group will take place on 14 February.
The previous Ramstein-format meeting took place on 20 January.
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