No full meeting for the group has been convened since Trump’s election victory in November.
The loose alliance — also known as the Ramstein format, named after the air base in which it is usually convened — has been run by the U.S. Department of Defense since the start of Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine.
Since then, it has been the principle vehicle for coordinating Western military support on everything from air defense to drone warfare to cybersecurity.
It is as yet unclear whether Trump, who has repeatedly claimed he will end the war quickly after taking office, will continue the initiative. Some officials had wanted NATO to take on leadership of the network to make sure it continues — with or without the next U.S. president’s support.
Earlier this week, Biden announced nearly $2.5 billion in fresh military aid for Kyiv.
