NATO secretary general Mark Rutte (Photo: CLEMENS BILAN / EPA)

A new meeting of the contact group on Ukraine's defense in the "Ramstein" format is scheduled for December 16. This is stated on the NATO website.

The meeting is scheduled to take place online and is expected to be joined by the secretary general of the Alliance Mark Rutte.

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The last "Ramstein" was held on October 15. As a result, Ukraine and its partners agreed to make contributions to the PURL initiative (for the purchase of American weapons for Ukraine by allies) by at least $422 million.

At that time, at Ramstein were also announced new contributions of $715 million for purchases from the Ukrainian defense industry.

In addition, Ukraine has agreed on military aid with a number of partners, including $8 billion in military aid with Sweden over the next two years.