Mark Rutte arrived in Kyiv on an official visit after being appointed NATO Secretary General.
This is reported by Hromadske.
As noted, the politician has already held talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and they held a press conference following the meeting.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that Rutte’s first visit as NATO chief is to Ukraine.
This is really important. The priorities are immediately clear, where the common values of the entire Euro-Atlantic are being protected. And it also emphasizes that we in Ukraine can count on Mark’s continued personal leadership, – the president said.
Zelenskyy also added that Ukraine’s key goal is full membership in the Alliance. He said that he had discussed with Rutte the plan for Ukraine’s victory, the situation on the battlefield, the existing needs of our units and Ukraine’s needs for air defense and additional cooperation with its neighbors.
Now, before the winter, it is important to implement all the agreements reached on air defense, in particular what was discussed at the NATO summit in Washington, – Zelenskyy wrote.
As a reminder, former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte officially took office as NATO Secretary General on October 1, replacing Jens Stoltenberg.
