UK and Germany take over chairmanship of Ukraine Contact Group

UK and Germany take over chairmanship of Ukraine Contact Group

"Kryvyi Ri should not be repeated," said German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius at today's meeting of the Ramstein group in Brussels.

'Today we will pledge billions' for Ukraine — allies begin Ramstein-format meeting in Brussels

The 27th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) in Brussels on April 11 will gather representatives of some 40 countries, including the U.S., German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told journalists.U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky would join the meeting, co-chaired by Germany and the U.K., through a video link, Pistorius added.The Ramstein-format meeting comes at a pivotal time for the …

During the meeting on Friday, April 11, the countries that are part of the Contract Group on Defense of Ukraine (Ramstein format) will announce a new package of military assistance to Ukraine worth 450 million pounds (580 million US dollars).

The US will no longer chair the group of key Ukraine allies known as the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG), leaving it permanently in the hands of the Europeans from now on, Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans has announced. “The chairmanship has been taken over by Germany and the UK,” Minister Brekelmans said. “I think it’s good that we have now taken it over, that we are meeting regularly. The US is still participating,” he added. “I th…

The Minister of Defense of Georgia is in the Kingdom of Belgium. Irakli Chikovani participated in the 27th meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group held in the “Rammstein format” at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The meeting was attended by heads of defense agencies and high-ranking officials of the Alliance’s member and partner countries. The meeting of the international group was opened by the Secretary of State for Defense of the United…

Allies today announced 21 billion euros in aid for Kiev, British Defense Minister John Healey announced after a meeting of about 40 countries in Brussels. Great Britain and Germany, which organized the meeting, announced extensive assistance before it began. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius believed that peace in Ukraine was not within reach. The British minister announced 5.2 billion euros in aid for this year, which he said was the most…