Military officials from nearly 50 nations to discuss ongoing crisis in Ukraine

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown, Jr. will travel to Brussels, Belgium, on June 12 to host an in-person meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) on June 13, the US Department of Defense said, Report informs.

This will be the 23rd meeting of the UDCG since Secretary Austin formed the international group in April 2022.

“The secretary and chairman will join ministers of defense and senior military officials from nearly 50 nations to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the continued support from the international community to provide the Ukrainian people with the means necessary to defend their sovereign territory,” the US Department of Defense said.