Volodymyr Zelensky expected in Germany for a meeting with kyiv’s allies
Volodymyr Zelensky meets, Thursday in Germany, Ukraine’s allies gathered under the aegis of the United States to discuss their military aid, eleven days before the start of Donald Trump’s mandate, who said he was skeptical of this support financial.
This meeting of the “contact group” of kyiv’s partners at Ramstein, an American air base located not far from Frankfurt, will be the last of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joe Biden’s minister who will be replaced on January 20 by the president. republican.
Volodymyr Zelensky, who had already traveled to Ramstein for the previous meeting in September, said he also planned “conversations with partners at the level of defense ministers and military commanders”.
This will be the 25e meeting of this group set up to coordinate the supply of weapons to kyiv in order to repel Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, and the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, are also announced.
Lloyd Austin is expected to announce a substantial new military aid package for kyiv. In a call for continued engagement with the Ukrainians, the US official warned Wednesday that “American leadership is critically important”.
Under President Joe Biden, the United States has been kyiv’s biggest supporter in its defense against the Russian invasion, providing military aid worth more than $65 billion (€63 billion). since February 2022. They are followed by Germany, the second largest donor with 28 billion euros.
