Ukraine's Defense Minister announces 11th Ramstein this month

This was announced by Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov during a briefing, Radio Liberty reports.

According to him, the next, already 11th, meeting will be held at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where the first meeting took place a year ago, in April 2022.

The minister did not name a specific date for the event. As for Ukraine's priorities, the Defense Minister noted that they will remain unchanged: air defense systems, including combat aircraft.

"Our delegation does not change its priorities. Priority No. 1 remains air defense systems, and combat aircraft are part of air defense, so we do not stop there and continue to say that we need modern combat platforms 4++, this is unequivocal. Secondly, we need armored vehicles and shells for 155-caliber heavy artillery and all other types of artillery. And thirdly, we need electronic warfare equipment, drones, anti-drones, including the so-called suicide drones or attack drones," Reznikov said.

• The previous meeting in the Ramstein format took place on March 15, 2023, via video link.