Summary:
The Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) is not expected to reconvene at a Ramstein summit in the near future, as reported by German media. Despite US President Joe Biden’s planned visit to Berlin, no Ramstein format meeting is scheduled. Instead, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a new standalone military aid package for Ukraine during talks with Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ramstein group, comprising 57 nations, coordinates military aid to Ukraine in the ongoing NATO proxy war against Russia. The group was formed in 2022 to counter a potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal sabotage by the West. Meetings have taken place at the US airbase Ramstein, NATO’s headquarters in Brussels, or virtually to plan weapons deliveries and transfers.
(Updated: 19:00 GMT 13.10.2024)