December 22, 2024
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The NATO Secretary General said that he wants to discuss ways to strengthen Ukraine at the meeting with Zelenskyi

Mark Rutte said that, among other things, support for the Ukrainian economy will be discussed”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he wants to discuss ways to strengthen Ukraine’s position in future peace talks with Russia during a meeting Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and some European leaders.

According to Rutte, the purpose of today’s meeting with Zelenskyi is to “discuss everything related to Ukraine at the moment, and how to make it so that we can do our best so that one day, when he decides, we can start negotiations with the Russians about how to put an end to all this.”

“But it is obvious that this should happen under the leadership of Ukraine and only from a position of strength. Since the other members of the Alliance are also in town, it would be appropriate to invite a few of them to this meeting to discuss two things in particular. First, what can we do to provide Ukraine with more air defense and other weapons. This is an urgent need (Ukrainians estimate that they need about 19 additional air defense systems to protect the energy infrastructure). But also, more generally, they need more support to make sure they can take a strong position,” he said during a press conference.

Rutte said that support for the Ukrainian economy will also be discussed – that is why the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council.

Read also: Rutte opposed the public discussion of a possible peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia

Regarding what the future peace agreement might be, what the security guarantees might be, the NATO Secretary General reiterated his position that public discussion of this should be avoided now.

“I think it would be very wise of us to cover it up and focus on current affairs. And the point is to make sure that Ukraine has everything necessary to prevent Putin from winning and for Ukraine to win. This is our ambition,” Rutte said, adding that Europe’s security and future security depend on it.

Today, December 18, Volodymyr Zelenskyi arrived in Brussels, where he is to hold a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and a number of European leaders.

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