Ukraine wants the US to strengthen its presence in the Rammstein format.
Rammstein meeting on January 9, 2025
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said when the next meeting of the contact group on Ukrainian defense issues in the Rammstein format will take place, Obshchestvennoye reports.
“We have already noted that we are holding the next Rammstein in February. There are several formats. We want the United States to stay and strengthen its presence. The formats are different,” Umerov said.
The Defense Minister mentioned the creation of a new structure to coordinate assistance to Ukraine, NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) — “a format under the auspices of NATO.”
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“There are several European countries that want to lead this or agree to it, because it is being done together with Ukraine. Therefore, I do not see any problems at the moment, because we have already agreed on the next Rammstein,” the Minister of Defense said.
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