Media reports: Next Ramstein summit will be held on February 12 under UK Chairmanship  

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** Meets Again**

The next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) will take place on 12. This time, the United Kingdom will lead the group instead of the .

According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, this change happened because of shift in the US administration under President Donald . The future of Ramstein meetings was uncertain after Trump took office. The UK has also signaled a different approach to dealing with Ukraine compared to the current US strategy.

The German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, said earlier that the next summit would be held in before the Security Conference on February 14-16. He did not reveal what form the meeting would take, saying it depended on the new US administration.

**NATO Takes Over Some Functions**

Some of Ramstein’s functions have already been transferred to NATO. The NSATU (NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine) mission has started in Wiesbaden, Germany. This mission helps countries fulfill their promises to supply weapons to Ukraine.

The UDCG is a group of over 50 countries, including all 32 NATO members. They meet at the US in Germany. The last meeting was on 9 and marked the 25th gathering since its establishment in April 2022.

**Protecting Ukrainian Airspace**

During the last meeting, one of the main topics discussed was protecting Ukraine’s airspace. This included providing new air defense to help keep Ukraine safe from attacks.

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