A new meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine in the "Ramstein" format will be held on June 15. This will be the 13th meeting of the group.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov informed that at this meeting, Ukraine will discuss the details of the "aircraft coalition".
It is about the training of pilots, technicians and engineers who will be engaged in aircraft maintenance.
"This is a very complex system. Specific issues will be discussed with the teams of the defense ministries of the Netherlands, Denmark, the USA and other countries that have joined this coalition," Reznikov noted.
According to him, the Ukrainian delegation included representatives of the Air Force.
"Commander of the Air Force, General Mykola Oleschuk, has assigned his responsible officers who oversee pilot training and logistical issues," the minister added.
"Further — everything related to air defense, ammunition shells, artillery. Our priorities have not changed. This war is a war of resources. Resources means not only weapons, but also the ability to repair and maintain them and everything related to this. Therefore, the opening of various types of hubs for repairing and equipping equipment is an important issue for us. Both on the territory of Ukraine, together with partners, and in friendly border countries," Reznikov emphasized.
- The "Ramstein" format was established in the spring of 2022 — on April 26, the first meeting of the advisory group on providing assistance to Ukraine took place at the US Air Force base "Ramstein" in Germany. The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov stated after this meeting that there had been "tectonic changes" in the philosophy of the partners on the transfer of weapons to Ukraine. It was decided to hold meetings of the advisory group every month. The previous, 12th meeting was held on May 25.