US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in his Twitter message confirmed the holding of the next meeting of the Contact Group for Support to Ukraine, the so-called " The meeting will take place this time in Brussels.

Lloyd Austin clarified that he will go on an international trip to a number of countries starting June 7 to help advance a number of key US defense priorities.. His tour includes visits to Singapore, Thailand, and then to Belgium..

" Defense leaders from literally all over the world will be there to discuss the current crisis in Ukraine against the backdrop of Russia's unprovoked invasion,"

In Brussels, he will take part in a meeting of defense ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries, which will discuss the applications of Sweden and Finland to join the Alliance and discuss further response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Recall, on April 26, a meeting of defense ministers of almost 40 countries was held at the NATO Ramstein airbase in Germany, during which the outlines of collective support for the defense needs of the Ukrainian army fighting against the Russian invaders were determined..

On May 23, following the meeting in the Ramstein-2 format, which took place online, Austin said that the countries pledged to provide Ukraine with Harpoon anti-ship missiles, jet systems, tanks and ammunition..

Austin will personally chair the third meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group in Brussels on June 15 on the sidelines of the meeting of NATO defense ministers.