“The minister is looking forward to meeting with military leaders from about 50 countries,” Ryder quoted RIA Novosti as saying.
It is noted that the meeting will be held at the Ramstein airbase in Germany.
Together with Austin, Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, will visit Germany.
Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the military stocks of the EU and NATO were depleted due to assistance to Ukraine.