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Zelensky is going to personally come to Ramstein and ask for more weapons - Spiegel

Since the beginning of a full -scale invasion, the defense ministers have been regularly met in Ramstyna, where they discussed the equipment of the Armed Forces with military equipment. The visit of the Ukrainian President, the newspaper, will add political coloring meetings. On Friday, September 6, a regular meeting of the contact group of ministers will be held at the Air Force in the German Ramstin, which support Ukraine in the war against Russia.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to personally ask for more weapons from partners, Spiegel writes. Journalists called such a visit by Vladimir Zelensky unexpected and unusual. The Ukrainian president wants to appeal to his Western partners with a request for further supply of weapons to fight Russia, as well as to invite long -range missiles and strengthening of air defense. With her visit, Zelensky is going to show the seriousness of the situation, notes the publication.

Since the beginning of the war, the defense ministers have regularly met in Ramstay, where the military discussed joint efforts to maximize Ukraine with military equipment. So far, the usual working atmosphere prevails in Ramstay, but Zelensky's visit is likely to add political color to this action, journalists say. At the same time, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov has been meeting with the most important allies of Kyiv for several days.

On the evening of September 5, he will meet his German colleague Boris Pistorius in Berlin. The focus is on the question of whether Germany will be able to prepare further arms packages for the coming months, despite the limited budget situation. Recall that by the end of the year, at an accelerated pace, Western partners will supply thousands of shells to the armed forces of Ukraine.