More air defense and drones and a new coalition to help Ukraine: the first results of the new "Ramstay"
According to the UK Defense Minister John Gili at the beginning of the meeting, at the meeting European allies will urgently strengthen Ukraine's military support in its fight against Russian aggression. Gili appealed to the representatives of those countries who would not make announcements about new obligations to provide Ukraine with additional assistance and urged them to take a look at what can still be done for Kiev. "2025 is critical for the war in Ukraine, and this is a critical moment.
We stand with the Ukrainians in this struggle," he said. Zelensky also spoke about expectations from the Ramstein format. Priority is a means of air defense. The head of state emphasized that Ukrainians are able to be accurate. "We have learned to knock down a lot of Russian weapons of terror. We only need to cover a deficit of air defense systems to make our defense of the sky stronger," Zelensky stressed.
Germany has announced a new military assistance package to Ukraine, which will include four IRIS-T land protection systems with missiles. The Armed Forces will also receive another 30 missiles for Patriot systems. This was announced by German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius. According to him, the leaders plan to discuss the request of Kiev to produce missiles at a license at the local level.
Pistorius was also asked about the support of support forces that European troops could attract in Ukraine, but he stated that he did not want to bring this issue for a general discussion. "We will find a way to get where we need, but we better discuss it inside the country and not in public," he said. According to the Ministry of Defense, a new military package includes 15 LEOPARD 1 tanks, reconnaissance UAVs and another 100,000 artillery shells.
In addition, Pistorius announced the possibility of transferring 1100 new ground surveillance radars, N-TV reported. The United Kingdom and Norway are going to finance the delivery of drones to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. Norway also officially joined the drones for Ukraine. The relevant document was signed by the Minister of Defense of the country Ture Sandwick.
In total, the United Kingdom and Norway will allocate £ 450 million ($ 580 million) from existing funds at a contact group on Defense of Ukraine. In the near future, Norway will equip the Armed Forces with modern means of defeat, armored vehicles and other technological solutions, as well as ready to allocate considerable funds for the purchase of ammunition within the Czech Initiative. The Netherlands allocate € 150 million to strengthen Ukraine's air defense.
This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands Ruben Breccelmans, Ukrinform reports. Estonia's Defense Minister Hanno Makur has announced the country's intention to transfer 10,000 artillery ammunition to Ukraine. The shells of 155 mm of caliber will be delivered to Ukraine no later than next week. In addition, Estonia will hand over 750,000 food packages to the Ukrainian military. Hanno, Miking, was announced with a meeting with Ukrainian colleague Rustem Umerov.
This was reported by the publication "Public". In addition, partners announced the creation of a new coalition within the framework of Ramstein - in the field of electronic warfare. This is stated in the Prescribes of the German Office.
This coalition has become ninth within Ramstin and aims to strengthen Ukraine's capacity in the following critical areas: ensuring a protected Armed Forces, reconnaissance and suppression of enemy communications, protection against drones, improving the efficiency of Ukrainian weapons systems. The German Defense Ministry noted that the knowledge gained during the work of the coalition will also be used to improve the capabilities of the German Bundesver.
"Radio -electronic struggle is necessary for the effective protection of life, infrastructure and equipment of soldiers, as well as civilians. Control over the electromagnetic spectrum is important for the effective struggle in the modern war," the ministry emphasized. Particular attention is paid to the protection against drones, which are increasingly used on the front on both sides.