Ramstein-19: what was agreed upon
15 February 2024 09:41
on 14 February, the 19th meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine’s Defence, called Ramstein after the place of the first meeting, took place. This time, the participants met online, reports 
Defence Minister of Ukraine Rustem Umerov announced the areas of discussion and agreement at the meeting, but did not give any specifics.
AIR DEFENCE. The Coalition for Integrated Air and Missile Defence has officially launched, with 15 countries already joining. Germany, France and the United States are leading the way.
Artillery. Joint production of artillery systems and shells is on the agenda.
F-16. The parties are moving on schedule as agreed.
Drones. The Drone Coalition was created, joined by Sweden, the UK, Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Estonia, the Netherlands, and Latvia. Latvia was named the leader.
Mine clearance. Twenty countries have officially joined the work in this area. Lithuania is the leader.
After the previous Ramstein meeting, held on 23 January, Defence Ministry spokesman Illarion Pavliuk said that “Ukraine will receive weapons it has never had before.”
“Festival of security agreements”
Against the backdrop of disappointing news from the US Congress, the “Festival of Security Agreements with Ukraine” is gaining momentum, with Western countries guaranteeing our security under bilateral agreements such as the Budapest Memorandum. The UK was the first to sign such an agreement with Ukraine. The next one may be with Canada. In addition, Ukraine is negotiating relevant agreements with five other countries: The United States, France, Germany, Poland, and Italy.
In particular, the United States Ambassador to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, said that two rounds of talks between Ukraine and the United States had already taken place on the content and content of the relevant agreement with the US government. And French President Macron said he would personally come to Kyiv to finalise the security agreement between Ukraine and France.
Ukraine is desperately trying to gain the support of the world. In particular, the following 5 points of the Ukrainian Formula for Peace were presented at this year’s Davos Economic Forum.
