The next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format will take place in Brussels ahead of the Munich Security Conference scheduled for February 14-16, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said Tuesday.

He told a press briefing in Kyiv that the next Ramstein format meeting should take place "as usual."

"A week before the Munich Security Conference, in Brussels, when, as usual, NATO defense ministers are meeting in Brussels. So, it's quite normal, we do it often," he said.

According to the minister, it is still unknown what will happen to the format further, as it depends on the future U.S. administration.