Novinite/Bulgarian Telegraph Agency
April 23, 2022

The Pentagon is inviting 40 Allies at its Ramstein Base on Tuesday

The Pentagon has invited representatives of 40 allied countries to gather in Germany on Tuesday to discuss Ukraine’s long-term security needs, BTA reported.

Defense ministers and high-ranking generals from 20 NATO and other countries have already accepted an invitation from US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to gather at Ramstein’s US military base in West Germany, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.

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According to Kirby, they will discuss the issue of assistance that can be provided to Ukraine to strengthen its military power. One of the things that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin wants in this regard is the beginning of discussions between countries with similar views on the long-term defense relations that Ukraine will need.

“It’s all about modernizing and making sure that the Ukrainian army is always powerful and able to function in the future,” Kirby said.

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Interfax-Ukraine
April 23, 2022

Over 20 states to take part in consultative meeting in Germany to assess Ukrainian military’s

More than 20 countries have expressed their desire to take part in a consultative meeting to be held at Ramstein Air Base in Germany next week, during which the issues of long-term military assistance that Western countries can provide to the Ukrainian army will be discussed, Washington Post reports, citing Pentagon Speaker John Kirby.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Friday that more than 20 countries have agreed to take part in a “consultative” meeting next week at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Defense ministers and senior officers from the US and partner countries will discuss what long-term assistance Ukrainian military need to remain combat-ready, including after the war with Russia, the report says.

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He (the US Secretary of Defense) wants to hear from allies and partners, as well as from the Ukrainians themselves, about what they are doing and what they will need in the future, Kirby said.

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Interfax-Ukraine
April 23, 2022

Partners of Ukraine give us weapons we asked for – Zelensky

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the partners of the country who are handing over the weapons “that we asked for” to us.

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“And I am grateful to all our partners who finally heard us, who give us exactly what we asked for….”