The meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine in the Rammstein format, which was originally planned for October 12 in Germany, has been postponed to next month and will take place in a virtual format. About this reported White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre during a briefing on October 16.
She noted that the US President Joe Biden plans to discuss with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky the issue of “Ramstein” and the continuation of support necessary for Ukraine’s victory in the conflict with Russia.
“The two leaders will also discuss next month’s leadership-level meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine to continue providing Ukraine with the support it needs to win this conflict.”, — said Jean-Pierre.
After the phone conversation between Biden and Zelensky, the White House confirmed that the next meeting of “Ramstein” will be held online in November.
“As part of these efforts, in November 2024, President Biden will hold a virtual meeting at the level of the leaders of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine, where the leaders will coordinate with international partners additional assistance for Ukraine.”, – reported in the White House.
Zelensky, for his part, emphasized that in the conversation with Biden, special attention was paid to the upcoming Rammstein online meeting. He also noted that he told Biden about his speech in the Ukrainian parliament, where his “Victory Plan” received the support of all parliamentary factions, and plans to present it to European partners at a meeting of the Council of Europe.
