Ukraine promised military aid worth over €21 billion at Ramstein meeting
During the meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein format) in Brussels on 11 April, participating states pledged to increase military assistance to Ukraine by a total of €21 billion.
As European Pravda correspondent reports, UK Defence Secretary John Healey stressed at a press conference following the meeting that he was pleased with the results of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) meeting, at which Ukraine was promised additional military assistance worth €21 billion.
"I'm pleased to say that Minister Pistorius and I together have co-hosted it today. 51 nations and partners involved in the contact group from Europe, across Indo-Pacific and South America. The new pledges of military aid announced today through the UDCG total over 21 billion euros," said Healey.
"From the UK we will spend 4.5 billion pounds this year in military support for Ukraine, our highest ever level and today I'm announcing 350 million pounds to surge that support into the hands of Ukraine's frontline fighters. That's a package that includes radar systems, anti-tank mines and hundreds and thousands of new drones," he said.
Healey also added that £150 million will be allocated for the repair and maintenance of military equipment.
"This is part of a new effort in the months ahead to repair 3,000 Ukrainian vehicles that can be put back into the fight against Putin," the UK defence secretary stressed.
Earlier, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced another military aid package for Ukraine, including four IRIS-T air defence systems.
Moreover, Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovilė Šakalienė said that Lithuania intends to allocate €20 million to Ukraine for the purchase of ammunition.