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13 February 2025, 07:50 | Ukraine 
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Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umarov summed up the results of Ramstein under the chairmanship of Great Britain.

Recall, today, February 12, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, 26 meetings of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine took place. It was the first after the inauguration of American president Donald Trump.

The United States at the meeting was presented by the new head of the Pentagon Pit Hegset.

The Ukrainian minister emphasized that at the meeting, in which representatives of 50 countries took part, discussed budgets and priorities for 2025, and Ukraine received powerful support from partners.

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He added that the air defense systems, ammunition and armored vehicles were priority during discussion with allies..

In particular, Great Britain announced a new large package of military assistance to Ukraine worth 150 million pounds, which includes tanks, artillery, air-to-air missiles, as well as new contracts for the repair of the most important equipment in Ukraine.

Germany announced the supply of about 100 IRIS-T controlled missiles in the near future and assured that she would continue to play an important role in supporting Kyiv.

Rustem Umarov also announced the discussion by the Allies of the idea of \u200b\u200ba peacekeeping mission for Ukraine. According to him, formats and modality are studied.

The minister added that he held a number of bilateral meetings on the fields of Ramstein, including with the new US Minister of Defense Pita Hegset. He commented on the words of the head of the Pentagon about the unrealistic membership of Ukraine in NATO and emphasized that Kyiv does not change his position.

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The minister also emphasized that meetings in Ramstein's format are focused on defense assistance, and all political issues will be discussed not by defense ministers, but at a different level.

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