Allies to discuss Ukraine military aid

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said allies gathering Wednesday successful Brussels would sermon the proviso of subject assistance for Ukraine, including accelerating deliveries of cardinal weapons specified arsenic aerial defence systems.

Umerov’s comments came up of the latest gathering of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, a postulation of 50 nations that has coordinated supplies for Ukraine’s subject since Russia’s 2022 invasion.

Umerov said Wednesday’s talks would besides see investments successful Ukraine’s defence manufacture and partnerships connected projects with European partners.

British Defense Secretary John Healey is starring the gathering for the archetypal time, aft erstwhile sessions headed by the U.S. defence chief.

“We volition measurement up enactment for Ukraine, boost deterrence done NATO, and unafraid bid done strength,” Healey said connected X.

New U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is acceptable to code the gathering astatine NATO’s headquarters, a time earlier a gathering of NATO defence ministers wherever Hegseth has said helium volition propulsion for allies to boost their defence spending.

“Our committedness is clear: NATO indispensable beryllium a stronger, much lethal unit — not a diplomatic club. Time for allies to conscionable the moment,” Hegseth said Wednesday connected X.

Ukraine volition stay a absorption connected Friday, with U.S. Vice President JD Vance expected to conscionable with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy astatine the Munich Security Conference.

Some accusation for this study was provided by Agence France-Presse and Reuters