US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin hosted a meeting of military leaders from over forty countries at Ramstein airbase. Germany took the opportunity to announce a major policy reversal: it now plans to send anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine.
Germany said it would send air-defense tanks to Ukraine, a reversal of policy, as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin gathered officials from over 40 countries to discuss supplying more arms.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is hosting allies at Ramstein Air Base to discuss Ukraine's security needs. Germany pledged to send anti-aircraft tanks to Kyiv at the start of talks. Follow DW for the latest.
Washington said it would hold similar talks on a roughly monthly basis with allies inside and outside NATO. Germany announced a major shift in policy at the event, saying it would send tanks to the country.
Washington has invited some 40 countries to its air base in Ramstein to for a conference on the defense of Ukraine. Germany announced a major shift in policy at the event, saying it would send tanks to the country.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will host allies at Ramstein Air Base to discuss Ukraine's security needs. Meanwhile, Moscow's top diplomat said NATO is engaged in a "proxy war" with Russia. Follow DW for the latest.
Top military leaders from 40 countries are meeting to discuss how to assist Ukraine's military. In the city of Kharkiv, thousands of people are holed up in basements without power or water. Meanwhile, the steel factory in Mariupol remains under attack.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is hosting the talks on how to “strengthen the arsenal of Ukrainian democracy.” The meeting has already yielded results from Germany, which said it will send in anti-aircraft systems.
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