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Ursula von Der Lyayen expressed the hope that the future summit in Ramstin will ...

Any weapon: The Chairman of the European Commission has called for raising the level of military support of Ukraine

Ursula von Der Lyayen expressed the hope that the future summit in Ramstin will facilitate the transfer of the Armed Forces of advanced weapons. The Chairman of the European Commission Ursula von der Layen stated that Western countries need to strengthen Ukraine's military support to combat the military aggression of the Russian Federation. CNN writes about it.

According to Ursula von der Layen, the Allies of Ukraine should transfer to her "any military equipment" with which Ukrainian servicemen "can cope, including advanced systems. " The Head of the European Commission informed journalists that she was counting on the results of a meeting of representatives of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine with Western allies at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, which will take place on Friday, January 20. "I very much hope in Ramstin . . .

There will be a big step forward," said von der Layen. The publication also mentions that Germany has been under pressure on military assistance for Ukraine recently. In particular, it is about German Leopard tanks, which allies need to obtain permission. Ursula von Der Layen has confirmed that the EU has preparation of the tenth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. According to the official, new restrictions are designed to "close the loopholes".

According to Reuters of February 13, a new package of sanctions against Russia can be prepared for the first anniversary of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war-February 24. The new restrictions are expected to apply to even more Russian propaganda media. In addition, several more banks in the Russian Federation can be disconnected from the global SWIFT exchange system.

In Poland and Lithuania, sanctions against the nuclear sector of the Russian Federation were also offered, in particular, on the State Company "Rosatom". It should be reminded that within the framework of the future summit in Ramstin, which will take place on January 20, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexei Reznikov will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The meeting will be held by the head of the United States Ministry of Defense Lloyd Austin.