The head of the Pentagon is coming to Europe. In the background of talks about Ukraine

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Pete Hegseth, the fresh U.S. defence Secretary, will visit Europe next week. The Pentagon chief announced a gathering with NATO allies. According to the website, Politico is expected to attend the Ramstein gathering in Brussels.

US Secretary of defence Pete Hegseth announced a gathering with NATO allies next week, says Reuters. The fresh head of the Pentagon stated that they had to step up their efforts and do more.

Previously, Politico's service, citing informants, reported that On 12 February Heghset will attend the Ramstein meeting.

Ramstein gathering in Brussels

Ukrainian Defence Contact Group gathering will be held at the office NATO in Brussels. He will be chaired by United Kingdom Minister of Defence John Healey.

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The event will be held for the first time not in the US. The erstwhile 25th Ramstein gathering was held in January 2025 under the leadership of then US Secretary of defence Lloyd Austin.

US Vice president J.D. Vance flies to Germany

This is not the only visit of an crucial American politician to Europe in the close future.

US Vice president J.D. Vance will participate in the Munich safety Conference (MSC) beginning on 14 February. This will be the first journey of Donald Trump's administration to Germany.

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A spokesperson for the German government, Steffen Hebestreit, said that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz would like to meet Vance if he allowed time, says Deutsche Welle.

The Ombudsman besides stated that the conference would be attended by the head of German diplomacy Annalena Baerbock and Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius.