Next Ukraine Ramstein allies meeting set for 17 November in Brussels
NATO says the next Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting, the Ramstein format, will be held on 17 November at the alliance's Brussels headquarters.
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NATO says the next round of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, the Ramstein-format talks on military aid, will be held on 17 November at the alliance's Brussels headquarters, according to Ukrinform.
Britain and Germany will again chair the session, as they have at each meeting since the United States changed administration in January 2025.
Allies used the previous round, on 8 September, to pledge fresh support for Kyiv: interceptor missiles for batteries, F-16 jets, drones, artillery shells, anti-drone missiles and money for further weapons purchases.
Ukraine's defence minister, Yevhenii Khmara, and the armed forces' commander-in-chief, Mykhailo Drapatyi, used that September gathering to lay out the country's War Plan to international partners for the first time.
Washington launched the Ramstein format in April 2022 to steer military backing for Ukraine, and the group has since grown to more than 50 participating countries.
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What we know
- 2+ outlets · Ukrinform, NV.ua The next Ramstein-format meeting on Ukraine will be held on 17 November at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
- 1 outlet · NV.ua The UK and Germany will chair the meeting, as they have since January 2025.
- 1 outlet · NV.ua The September meeting produced new pledges of Patriot interceptors, F-16s, drones, artillery shells and funding.
- 1 outlet · NV.ua The format has coordinated military aid to Ukraine since April 2022 and includes more than 50 countries.
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Why it matters for Europe
The Ramstein group is the main channel through which Western allies pledge and coordinate weapons and funding for Ukraine, and past meetings have produced concrete commitments such as Patriot interceptors and fighter jets that directly affect the war's course.
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- NV.ua: NATO announces next Ramstein meeting will take place Nov. 17 at alliance headquarters in Brussels
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Questions and answers
- When is the next Ramstein meeting?
- NATO says it will be held on 17 November at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels.
- Who chairs the Ukraine Defence Contact Group?
- The United Kingdom and Germany have chaired the meetings since January 2025.
- What came out of the last meeting?
- The September session produced pledges of Patriot interceptor missiles, F-16s, drones, artillery shells and funding for Ukraine.
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