Today, February 14, Pentagon Secretary Lloyd Austin officially opened a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. This was reported by the US Department of Defense.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LIVE: <a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecDef</a> Lloyd J. Austin III speaks during a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting. <a href="https://t.co/LFVTEXqz6t">https://t.co/LFVTEXqz6t</a></p>&mdash; Department of Defense (@DeptofDefense) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeptofDefense/status/1757763587869651258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"Today we will work together on the short-term needs of Ukraine," he said in his online speech to the participants of the meeting.


It is about urgent need for more artillery, ammunition, and missiles for air defense.