At Ramstein, the US removed any speculation about the choice between Ukraine and Israel - Defense Ministry

At Ramstein, the US removed any speculation about the choice between Ukraine and Israel - Defense Ministry

Kyiv  •  UNN

November 23 2023, 09:42 PM • 29698 views

At the Ramstein meeting, the United States reaffirmed its commitment to both Israel and Ukraine, rejecting any notion that there is a choice between them, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

During the meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense within the Ramstein format, the United States removed any speculation about the alleged choice between Ukraine and Israel and assured that they are fully committed to all obligations to support Ukraine. to support Ukraine.

This was stated by the head of the press and information department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Illarion Pavlyuk at a briefing on the results of the 17th meeting in the Ramstein format, reports UNN.

It is very important that yesterday our key partner - the United States, namely Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, actually removed any speculation about that the United States allegedly has to choose between Israel and Ukraine. Twice a very clear statement was made that there is no choice, the United States stands with Israel, but at the same time are fully committed to all of their obligations in support of Ukraine

said Pavlyuk

He emphasized that non-public statements also showed not only support for Ukraine, but also a support for Ukraine, but also about the excellent understanding that this support is needed not only not only Ukraine, but every country in the civilized world.

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And non-public statements also showed not only deep support, but also a great understanding of support, but also about the partners' excellent understanding of why they support Ukraine and the understanding that this support is needed not only by Ukraine, but also by the civilized world and their countries need it as well

Pavliuk said.

In particular, during yesterday's online talks, twice a very clear statement was made that there can be no choice, the United States stands with Israel, but at the same time are fully committed to all their commitments to support Ukraine.

Reference

The 17th meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense within the within the Ramstein format was held on Wednesday, November 22. It was attended by heads of defense ministries from more than 50 countries.

The main results of the 17th meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense were presented by Rustem Umerov . In particular, according to the minister, new aid packages for Ukraine were outlined during this meeting. They talked about a ground air defense coalition and various military assistance from Germany, the Netherlands, and other partners.