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Ukraine, US military chiefs discuss 'priorities' ahead of western allies' meetings in Brussels

Sunday, 12 February 2023 9:37 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 12 February 2023 10:50 AM ]

This picture taken at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on January 20, 2023 shows the Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin (L) sitting next to his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksiy Reznikov to discuss supplying Kiev forces with more weapons to fight Russia. (File photo by Reuters)

Ukraine and US military chiefs have discussed the latest developments in the West’s war against Russia and weapons "priorities" for Kiev ahead of the next western allies' meeting in Brussels.

The Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov discussed the importance of delivering new lethal weapons, including air system and artillery, as quickly as possible, the Pentagon's chief spokesperson, Brigadier General Patrick Ryder, said in a statement.

After securing a promise of scores of modern battle tanks from the US, the UK, and Germany, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has been urging allies to send fighter aircraft. The request has been refused till now.

The Ukraine Defense Contact Group is set to meet on Tuesday at the NATO headquarters following a Jan. 20 conference at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany that was key for the decisions to send battle tanks to Kiev.

The group has already provided huge shipments of weapons and munitions to the Kiev forces fighting Russia.

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Russia, which kicked off its "special military operation" in Ukraine almost a year ago, has repeatedly warned the West about flooding Kiev with weapons worth tens of billions of dollars, including rocket systems, drones, armored vehicles, and communications systems.

The Kremlin has said time and again that the West’s weapons will only prolong the war and not stop Russia from achieving the declared objectives in the Russian-speaking regions of Ukraine.

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