US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that only 20 countries announced additional military assistance to Ukraine during the second meeting of more than 40 states in the Rammstein format.. He announced this following an online discussion, writes CNN..

In particular, Denmark expressed its intention to provide our state with Harpoon anti-ship missiles.. Czech Republic agreed to send " States will also donate artillery ammunition, coast guard systems and armored vehicles to Ukraine.

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According to the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, 47 countries participated in the second meeting on defense support to Ukraine..

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In addition, Lloyd Austin announced the third meeting of the contact group, which he plans to hold live on June 15 in Brussels.

“I will convene a contact group for our third meeting next month, this time in person, on June 15, on the sidelines of the NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels. Of course, this will not be a NATO event, but we want to keep the pace of these meetings, and I wanted to use my trip to Europe to make sure we increase our momentum, ”summed up the head of the Pentagon.

Earlier it was reported that the Czech Republic will provide Ukraine with military helicopters, tanks and missile systems, and a number of other countries will provide artillery and ammunition to help counter the Russian invasion..