NATO summit to discuss collective military support for Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte explained that during the upcoming June summit in The Hague, NATO allies will discuss support for Ukraine to ensure that Kyiv remains in the best position to continue its fight.

This was reported by European Pravda.

According to Rutte, all 32 NATO member countries will discuss long-term peace and Ukraine’s support while the fighting continues.

"As for Ukraine, it will also be a topic at the summit (NATO in The Hague), we must ensure that Ukraine, as long as the fight continues, receives all possible collective support to be in the best possible position to continue it. And when peace comes, whether it’s a ceasefire or a peace agreement, it must be lasting and sustainable," he said.

At the same time, the Secretary-General emphasized that "we must never return to repeating what we saw with the Minsk agreements." This is what he expects from the summit in The Hague, expressing confidence that it can be achieved.

"This will truly show that NATO, consisting of 32 countries with a combined economy of 50 trillion, if we add up all the defense spending at this level, we are really capable of defending ourselves from any opponent, any enemy," Rutte concluded.

• Ahead of this, Czech President Petr Pavel shared that discussions are ongoing regarding the format of the NATO summit in The Hague in June. He hopes that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be invited.