Ukrainian President Zelensky invited to NATO summit– Stoltenberg
Written by on June 15, 2022
NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday announced that Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy was invited to take part in a summit of the alliance’s leaders at the end of the month in Madrid.
NATO’s “leaders are extremely committed to support Ukraine,’’ and to “demonstrate that solidarity not only in words but also in deeds.’’jens soltenberg said
Zelensky had already addressed the 30 NATO heads of state and government via video-link at their last summit in March in Brussels following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Stoltenberg had also announced that he expects NATO leaders to decide at the Madrid meeting on further support for Ukraine to help its military transition from Soviet-era equipment to modern weapons.