A high-level strategic meeting of Ukraine's allies focused on ending the war, scheduled for Saturday in Germany, has been postponed after U.S. President Joe Biden announced he would not be attending.
Biden says he’s staying in the United States in order to marshal emergency resources for Americans caught in the path of the massive storm.
Biden says he’s staying in the United States in order to marshal emergency resources for Americans caught in the path of the massive storm.
NATO meeting on Ukraine postponed after Biden drops out for Hurricane Milton
Biden was supposed to host the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the U.S. Air Base in Ramstein, Germany.
As many as 50 leaders of NATO countries and other allies were expected to gather to hear Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy present his “victory plan” to force Russia into negotiating for peace. A new date for the gathering has yet to be determined.
As many as 50 leaders of NATO countries and other allies were expected to gather to hear Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy present his “victory plan” to force Russia into negotiating for peace. A new date for the gathering has yet to be determined.
October 09, 2024
Ramstein Meeting On Ukraine Canceled, NATO Sources Tell RFE/RL
A high-level meeting of the Ramstein group of Ukraine arms donors has been canceled after U.S. President Joe Biden scrapped a visit to Germany this week due to the impending landfall of Hurricane Milton in Florida, two sources from NATO told RFE/RL on October 9.
The Ramstein group, also known as the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, was to meet while Biden visited Germany from October 10-13.
The Ramstein group, also known as the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, was to meet while Biden visited Germany from October 10-13.
- The president postponed his trip on October 8 "in order to oversee preparations for and the response to Hurricane Milton, in addition to the ongoing response to the impacts of Hurricane Helene across the Southeast," according to a White House statement.
Milton was centered early on October 9 about 580 kilometers southwest of the city of Tampa, with maximum sustained winds of 260 kph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Milton is expected to make landfall later on October 9 as western Florida still reels from Hurricane Helene, which flooded streets and homes in the area two weeks ago. That storm left at least 230 dead across the southern United States.
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