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We're not sunsetting the group. The next administration is completely welcome and encouraged ... to take the mantle of this 50 country strong group and continue to drive and lead through it,
said a senior U.S. defense official, speaking on the condition of anonymity It will endure in some capacity, in some form going forward, I believe, regardless of exactly how the next team does or doesn't pursue it,
You all know that we are operating with a minimum of weaponry [...] We need more weapons to drive Russian forces off our land and especially in the Donetsk region."
Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, at Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein air base in September 2024 The leaders of these coalitions will need to endorse roadmaps that articulate Ukraine's air force, armor, artillery, de-mining, drone, integrated air and missile defence, information technology and maritime security needs and objectives through 2027. These roadmaps are intended to enable donors to plan for and support Ukraine sustainably into the future."
Quote from Pentagon representative We are very confident that the [group's] multilateral nature, which was absolutely baked in from the start by Secretary Austin [because of] his absolute commitment to multilateral work [and] also his knowledge and respect for the capabilities of those European countries meant that we were able to do more together with those aid capability coalitions than we could have alone."
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