As a result of a recent meeting of the defense ministers of 40 countries, volume, speed, logistics and expanded range of arms supplies to Ukraine are significantly increasing - according to a recent tweet by Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the chief of the President's Office, participant in Ukraine's negotiations with russian federation.
“One of Russia's strange demands at the beginning of the war was the 'complete demilitarization' of Ukraine. Well, after yesterday's landmark meeting of 40 defense ministers from around the world, I have very bad news for russia.” he said.
Однією з дивних вимог Росії на початку війни була «повна демілітаризація» 🇺🇦. Що ж, після вчорашньої епохальної зустрічі 40 міністрів оборони країн світу маю дуже погані новини для Рф. Обсяг, швидкість, спрощена логістика, розширена номенклатура зброї — 🇺🇦 суттєво посилюється.
— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) April 27, 2022
The ministerial meeting took place yesterday in Germany at the Ramstein US Air Force base. Oleksiy Reznikov, Minister of Defense of Ukraine. In an opening speech, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called the meeting historic, noting that its goal is to help Ukraine win the war against russia’s unjust invasion and to build up Ukraine’s defenses for tomorrow’s challenges.
Following the meeting, it was agreed that Canada would send Ukraine an unspecified amount of 155-millimeter M777 howitzers along with thousands of units of the Carl Gustav anti-tank grenade launchers, hand grenades and missile launchers.