This should be the decision of the next administration: Austin on the future of “Ramstein”

The work of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine is important. This was stated by US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin, but he decided not to comment on the issue of her future after the arrival of the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump, reports UNN with reference to Radio Liberty.

“Regarding the Contact Group: Your question is whether the next administration will decide to continue this work. That will have to be a decision of the next administration. This is a decision that they will approve of the continuation of the Contact Group. I will not speculate now as to whether that will happen.” , – said Austin at the briefing after the meeting in the Rammstein format.

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According to him, the work of the Contact Group is important not only for Ukraine, but also “for the United States of America, for Europe and for the whole world.”

Also, the US Secretary of Defense noted that “I have repeatedly heard from my colleagues that they really consider it important and believe that this format has worked well.”

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“We’ll see how it goes. Of course, it’s not the only format that can work, but they think it’s important,” Austin said.

We will remind

On January 9, the 25th meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine was held in Germany at the Ramstein Air Base. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who presided over his last Rammstein-style meeting, announced an aid package worth about $500 million.