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After 60 days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, defense ministers from 40 countries, including the United States and Britain, gathered in one place.
The United States said it was a very important and constructive meeting and that the coming weeks are of decisive significance.
This is reporter Yoon Ji-yoon.
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The U.S. Air Force Base in Ramstein, Germany, is the largest base for U.S. forces in Europe.
The U.S. and 40 defense ministers gathered online and offline to discuss support plans while receiving a report on the progress of the war from the Ukrainian defense minister.
At this meeting, the US said that the war had entered a new stage and that it would actively help Ukraine win.
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“The next few weeks have made it clear why they are so decisive for Ukraine. I know that all leaders are more determined than ever to support Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression and atrocities.”
He explained that so far, US$5 billion, or 6.3 trillion won worth of weapons, has been supplied, and much of it has been provided by the United States.
Europe has also actively supported it.
Germany, for the first time, decided to directly supply heavy weapons such as self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, and Britain also expressed support for Ukraine’s attack on Russia with weapons supported by Western countries, saying it is legal.
Russia reacted immediately and raised the threat level.
In particular, Russia took issue with Britain’s remarks and targeted Western military advisers in Ukraine.
Russia said it had a 24-hour readiness to launch a retaliatory strike with high-precision weapons against a command center in the Ukrainian capital, and threatened that the presence of Western military advisers would not be a problem for its decision to take retaliatory action.
In the midst of this, the British Defense Minister said that in the nine weeks since the invasion of Ukraine, the number of Russian soldiers had reached 15,000 and that more than 2,000 armored vehicles were destroyed or stolen.
This is Yoon Ji-yoon from MBC News.
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