NATO countries will continue to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, G.G. repeated today from Brussels. North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg.

NATO Foreign Ministers met today with their Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in the framework of the NATO-Ukraine Committee on to discuss the further strengthening of the armed forces of Ukraine.

“This was our first meeting with Finland as a full member of NATO,” Stoltenberg said at a press conference he gave shortly after the completion of the NATO-Ukraine commission.

“There is no room for complacency because there is no sign that Russian President Putin has changed his policy towards Ukraine,” Stoltenberg said. According to him, while The allies have allocated 150 billion euros to Ukraine, including 65 billion euros in military aid.. He also noted that modern Leopard tanks and other armored vehicles began to arrive in Ukraine. At the same time, NATO countries are stepping up the production of weapons and ammunition, as well as the training of the Ukrainian armed forces and the supply of new heavy weapons.

As agreed at the Madrid Summit, NATO countries will strengthen the Allied Fund for Ukraine and emergency support with materials such as fuel, medicines, mobile satellite systems, etc.., – said Stoltenberg, thanking the NATO countries that have made a significant contribution to the development of Ukraine, namely Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, as well as partners such as Australia and Japan.

Finally, NATO Foreign Ministers discussed long-term support for Ukraine and pledged to begin work on developing a multi-year program for Ukraine in time for the Vilnius, Lithuania summit in the summer. This will be “a long-term partnership not only to help Ukraine defend itself, but also to move closer to NATO through reforms, continued modernization of its defense and security institutions, including the fight against corruption,” Stoltenberg explained.

Source: RES-IPE