“According to Boris Pistorius, it remains to be seen what will happen with the Rammstein format after that”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“The next meeting of the Contact Group on support of Ukraine should take place, as usual, a week before the Munich Security Conference in Brussels, when the NATO defense ministers will gather there,” he said.
According to him, it remains to be seen what will happen to the Rammstein format after that, as it depends on the future US administration.
Earlier, after the 25th meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umyerov said that the next meeting of “Ramstein” could be held as early as February.
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur assured Radio Svoboda that regardless of the fate of “Ramstein”, countries will continue to help Ukraine through various coalitions of capabilities – from fighter jets, armored vehicles, air defense, drones, etc.
“The only question is whether we will still come together to get a comprehensive review from Ukraine to coordinate our assistance. And I really believe that the contact group on the defense of Ukraine should continue its work. In what format? We will probably see in the coming months,” said the Estonian minister.
Two months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin invited his colleagues from allied countries for the first time to Ramstein – the main US air base in Europe in Germany. The first meeting took place on April 26, 2022. In this format, the Allies discussed and coordinated military assistance to Kyiv.