The German Defense Minister promised additional army support to Ukraine throughout right this moment’s assembly of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group in Ramstein.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius confirmed throughout right this moment’s assembly of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine in Ramstein that Germany will proceed to assist Ukraine even after the federal elections in February.
“Ukraine can depend on Germany, whatever the consequence of the elections on February 23,” Pistorius stated.
Speaking at a press convention after the assembly, Pistorius highlighted Germany’s contribution to defending the biggest logistics hub supporting Ukraine. “In the approaching weeks we’ll deploy two Patriot missile models and a complete of 200 troopers to Poland,” he introduced. The Bundeswehr troopers are anticipated to remain in Poland for six months as a part of a NATO mission.
While Pistorius didn’t current a large-scale support bundle for Ukraine, he pledged to offer the Ukrainian Armed Forces with three extra IRIS-T SLM and SLS air protection techniques, together with 13 extra Gepard tanks.
It additionally intends to provide extra missiles for the IRIS-T techniques within the close to future. These missiles are a part of ongoing manufacturing and had been initially meant for the German Bundeswehr.
Contact the Group to proceed underneath the Trump presidency
Another key subject of the assembly was the approaching Trump presidency within the United States. Pistorius burdened the significance of constant the Ukrainian Contact Group conferences in Ramstein underneath Trump’s management.
But it stays unsure whether or not these conferences will really persist. However, if the brand new US administration decides to desert the format, “it should proceed in one other type”, Pistorius stated.
Zelensky locations hope in Trump’s presidency
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed his expectations for the subsequent US president, who will take workplace on January 20.
In mild of the management transition, Zelensky additionally known as for enhanced cooperation. “With Trump’s inauguration on January 20, we enter a interval the place we should work extra carefully collectively and obtain higher outcomes as a group,” he stated throughout right this moment’s Ukraine Contact Group assembly.
Speaking on a podcast with Russian-American host Lex Fridman earlier this week, Zelenskyy described Trump as a key determine within the bid to cease Putin.
Tymofiy Mylovanov, former Ukrainian financial growth minister and president of the Kyiv School of Economics, advised Euronews that he believes there might be a severe effort by the Trump administration to achieve a peace deal with out promoting out Ukraine. “Aid will proceed as a part of strengthening affect on Putin and implementing the settlement,” he predicted.
According to Mylovanov, the EU and Germany will on the identical time must take a step ahead after Trump takes workplace: “Trump made it clear that Ukraine is the EU’s drawback and Germany is the important thing energy within the EU , it doesn’t matter what native politics seems to be like in the intervening time.”
