At "Ramstein," agreements were reached on new contributions from 17 countries and the urgent delivery of missiles for Patriot systems
Kyiv • UNN
Following the meeting of the Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine, 17 countries announced new support totaling $38 billion. The assistance includes funding for drones, air defense systems, and missiles for Patriot systems.
At least 17 countries announced new support following the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group ("Ramstein"), which became one of the most successful, with partners pledging $38 billion, including for drones, air defense, and missiles for Patriot systems, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Friday on Telegram, UNN reports.
Following "Ramstein," partners confirmed one of the largest budgets for supporting Ukraine — $38 billion for 2026. More than $6 billion in specific aid packages, including over $2.5 billion for Ukrainian drones, more than $500 million for PURL, $2 billion for air defense, as well as funds for artillery ammunition, training, maritime capabilities, and other areas
At the President's instruction, according to the Defense Minister, "we agreed with a number of European partners on the urgent delivery of Patriot missiles from their own stockpiles"; the partners are thanked for this initiative.
"We will finalize the number after the final approval by the leadership of the respective partner countries. We hope for the fastest possible delivery timelines," Fedorov emphasized.
Agreements by country
Fedorov listed the agreements with partners following "Ramstein":
- The United Kingdom is allocating £500 million for air defense and contributing £150 million to the PURL initiative. In total, it is providing £3 billion in military aid to Ukraine in 2026;
- Germany is allocating at least €1 billion to purchase drones for Ukraine, will finance the air defense «dome» project over our cities, and the drone assault units project within its €11.5 billion budget for aid to Ukraine;
- Norway allocated $7 billion in 2026, including $1.4 billion for drones, $700 million for air defense, $200 million for artillery, and $125 million for PURL;
- The Netherlands has committed to allocating at least 0.25% of GDP to Ukraine's defense in 2026 and announced a €90 million contribution to PURL;
- Belgium will allocate €1 billion in military aid this year;
- Sweden announced its 24th aid package worth €1.2 billion and a €100 million contribution to PURL. In total, it is allocating €3.7 billion for this year;
- Denmark announced an increase of $425 million in its budget for military aid to Ukraine, bringing the total to $2 billion in 2026;
- Spain is providing $1.2 billion in 2026;
- Canada is allocating $50 million to the «Danish model» and $45 million for medical support;
- Iceland is contributing $8 million to the PURL initiative and allocating $2.4 million to purchase weapons through the NSATU trust fund;
- Lithuania is allocating $265 million this year;
- Latvia will provide at least 0.25% of GDP in support for Ukraine;
- Estonia will also allocate at least 0.25% of its own GDP to strengthening Ukraine's defense;
- Australia announced a new contribution to the PURL initiative;
- Portugal announced contributions to PURL and the «Czech initiative», as well as the transfer of armored vehicles and drones under the SAFE program;
- Turkey will strengthen our air defense with its contribution;
- Slovenia announced a $5 million aid package.
At the meeting, we presented our defense objectives for the year to our partners for the first time, as agreed by the President of Ukraine and our military. We came with a clear plan and concrete decisions that we plan to implement together with our partners
The Defense Minister expressed gratitude to every country that is part of the "Ramstein" format "for its new strong contributions to our defense."