German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius stated on Thursday that the regular meetings of allies focused on expediting and coordinating arms deliveries to Ukraine should ideally remain under U.S. leadership, particularly in light of the incoming Trump administration.
“If the United States decides to discontinue this format, we will need to make our own choices,” Pistorius remarked during the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting.
He noted that it is premature to predict the future of this format following the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on January 20. Pistorius expressed surprise at Trump’s suggestion of potentially using military or economic measures to pursue the acquisition of Greenland but remained hopeful that such remarks would not alter contemporary U.S. policy.
“I am uncertain about his intentions, but alliances are meant to be enduring; otherwise, they would merely be loose coalitions,” Pistorius commented.
The UDCG, which includes around 50 allies and typically convenes every few months at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, was established in 2022 by former U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Pistorius confirmed that Germany would be supplying additional guided missiles for the IRIS-T systems to Ukraine, which were originally designated for the German military, and would adhere to its timeline for delivering the promised systems.
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