Ukraine, US Discuss Security Aid, Ramstein Planning

Ukraine's defense minister said on Monday he discussed planning for the next meeting of the Ramstein Group, an alliance of NATO, the European Union and other countries that back Kyiv against Russia's invasion, with U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin.

Rustem Umerov also said Austin reaffirmed the "readiness of the United States to provide Ukraine with everything it needs to effectively fight the enemy" during a conversation about continued security assistance.