A meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine (in the "Ramstein" format) gathered today at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, about 40 countries will be represented, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Secretary of Defense Pete Gesset are expected to participate via video conference, the German delegation to NATO in X reported, writes UNN.
The Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) is meeting today at NATO Headquarters. For the first time, the meeting will be co-chaired by the Ministers of Defense of Germany and Great Britain. About 40 countries will be represented, and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and US Secretary of Defense Gesset will participate via video conference
"Our goal is and must remain the restoration of peace, freedom and security on the European continent. About 40 countries will be represented today, including the United States. They will be represented here by a delegation. Our American colleague Pete Hegset will also be connected digitally. I am especially pleased with this, as is the statement of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding the current situation," said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, arriving at the meeting.
According to the schedule, the meeting started at 9:30 a.m. local time (10:30 a.m. Kyiv time).
Germany and ten partner countries, as reported by the German delegation to NATO, have already created a new Coalition of Capabilities for electromagnetic warfare "to enhance Ukraine's capabilities in counter-drone measures, protection of communications, as well as identification and destruction of enemy communications, thus protecting civilians and soldiers."
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