Contact Group members have provided $55B in security assistance for Ukraine - Austin

The members of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (the so-called Ramstein format) have already provided $55 billion in security assistance for Ukraine.

According to an Ukrinform correspondent, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said this during the opening of a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Friday, April 21.

"In total, the members of this Contact Group have provided more than $55 billion in security assistance for Ukraine," he said.

According to Austin, this is a ten-fold increase since the first Ramstein format meeting was held one year ago.