In preparation for the upcoming Ramstein meeting on 20 January 2023, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht spoke to US Secretary of Defense Llyod Austin on 6 January at her first international conference call of the new year, Germany's Federal Ministry of Defense reported.
According to the Ministry, the main topics of discussion included the current war situation in Ukraine and the coordination of further military support for the defense struggle of Ukraine, especially in armored personnel carriers and the air defense system Patriot.
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The Ramstein Air Base meetings have been a series of international conferences organized by the US at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany in order to coordinate military support to Ukraine in countering Russian aggression. The first meeting was held on 26 April 2022.
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