The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, during a telephone conversation with his American colleague Lloyd Austin, discussed the upcoming meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine in the "Ramstein-6" format, which is scheduled for October 12.

He announced this on Twitter.

"Had a telephone conversation with the head of the Pentagon. We discussed the updated state of affairs from the front line, Ramstein-6, and ways to strengthen our capabilities. Good news will be announced soon," Reznikov wrote.

He also added: Defense Minister Lloyd Austin confirmed that the US does not recognize pseudo-referendums in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

"The Ukrainian army will continue to use weapons to de-occupy its land," Reznikov emphasized.

We will remind that the USA and Western partners of Ukraine will continue to provide modern weapons to the Armed Forces.

The next meeting of the contact group on the defense of Ukraine in the Rammstein format will take place on October 12 in Brussels.

On September 8, Pentagon chief 

Lloyd Austin again gathered partners and allies at the Ramstein military base

, where they discussed what Ukraine needs and promised long-term support.

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