Western Allies Pledge $4 Billion in Military Aid for Ukraine, Fedorov Says Following Ramstein Summit
The packages include air defense missiles, drones and artillery as Russia’s attacks continue and Kyiv seeks stronger battlefield support.
- On Thursday, June 18, international partners at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Brussels pledged about $4 billion in military aid during the Ramstein-format gathering.
- Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov confirmed nine to eleven countries prepared packages prioritizing Patriot Air Defense Systems to counter large-scale missile strikes on Ukrainian cities.
- British officials announced a $1 billion package for 150,000 drones, while Germany allocated $200 million for PAC-3 missiles and Norway, Denmark, Spain, Lithuania, and Luxembourg pledged $540 million for artillery.
- The Netherlands committed 500 million euros for drone capabilities, as nine countries joined the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List initiative to coordinate military assistance.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky expects progress on anti-ballistic defense cooperation by year's end, with Kyiv and its partners beginning to see concrete results by winter.
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Western states pledge billions of new military aid to Ukraine at the Ramstein meeting. Above all, it is about strengthening air defense as well as additional drone and artillery equipment.
During the 35th meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine (“Ramstein”), international partners announced a new military aid package totaling about $4 billion.
Western allies pledge $4 billion in military aid for Ukraine, Fedorov says following Ramstein summit
Ukraine's allies collectively pledged $4 billion in military aid to Ukraine, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said following the conclusion of the Ramstein-format meeting in Belgium on June 18.
What are Ukraine's three key priorities? New military aid packages totaling approximately $4 billion were announced at the Rammstein meeting. According to RBC-Ukraine, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced this during a briefing. He noted that many partners are ready to increase aid volumes, as they saw a "window of opportunity" after Ukraine was able to "achieve results in many areas of the war." "Today, perhaps one of the largest aid pac…
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