Zelensky is going to Ramstein: the President named the key issues
8 January 22:41
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will take part in the Ramstein meeting. It will take place tomorrow, January 9. This is reported by Komersant ukrainskyi with reference to the evening address of the head of state.
“Tomorrow I will attend a meeting in the Ramstein format, and negotiations with partners at the level of defense ministers and military commanders are also planned,” Zelensky said.
He noted that Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov is already in Germany and has begun holding his first meetings.
Zelenskyy emphasized that the key issue for Ukraine is to strengthen air defense.
“The key thing for Ukraine is to continue to strengthen our air defense, to enable Ukraine to at least drive Russian military aircraft away from our cities and borders. This is realistic if our partners implement the agreements we have been talking about for a long time,” the president added.
Zelenskyy also said that at Ramstein, the partners will discuss how defense coalitions will work in 2025.
“Europe has only one choice – and this is a historic choice – to become stronger, to become more independent, to rely more on itself. We have to be adults in this world and be ready to make our European contribution to global security. It will be the right thing for everyone in Europe,” the President said.
It should be noted that the Contact Group on Ukraine’s defense in the Ramstein format will meet on January 9 at the air base of the same name in Germany.
This will be the 25th meeting of the Contact Group.
As you know, the original meeting in the Ramstein format was scheduled for October 12. But it was canceled because U.S. President Joe Biden postponed his visit to Germany because of Hurricane Milton. Then the White House announced a meeting in November, but it never took place.
