NATO Secretary-General Visits Kyiv
(MENAFN) NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte traveled to Kyiv on Friday, where he assured that both the United States and NATO would be involved in delivering certain "security guarantees" to Ukraine—measures aimed at reinforcing the country’s military capabilities.
During a joint press briefing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Rutte clarified that these protective commitments are intended to serve as a secondary safeguard.
"Robust security guarantees will be essential – and this is what we are now working to define. So that when the time comes for you to enter that bilateral meeting – you have the unmistakable force of Ukraine’s friends behind you. Ensuring that Russia will uphold any deal. And will never, ever again attempt to take one square kilometer of Ukraine," he stated.
Rutte emphasized that the central objective is to boost Ukraine’s armed forces once the conflict with Russia reaches an end.
The head of NATO explained that the envisioned strategy involves a dual-layer defense structure for Ukraine.
"Yes, well, let's first agree the importance of the fact that Ukraine, the US and Europe are working together, and when we talk about security guarantees, let's also agree that there are two layers," he noted.
"Layer number one will be after a peace deal, slash a long-term cease fire, or a combination of the two. The first layer has to be for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to be as strong as possible to defend this proud country and nation going forward. And the second layer has to be the security guarantees provided by Europe and the US, and that's what we are working on," he elaborated.
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