Rutte in Kiev: NATO will be involved in securing Ukraine's future

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said today during a visit to Kiev that NATO will be involved in securing Ukraine's future.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Rutte said he was planning to ensure that security guarantees for Ukraine were at a level that would ensure that Russia would never try to attack again.

Rutte added that the number one security guarantee should be to first give the Ukrainian army what it needs and then involve European armies once a peace agreement has been reached.

The alliance leader was in the Ukrainian capital as diplomatic activity continued in Europe and North America to find some form of framework on which a ceasefire or peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia would be based.

Last week's talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, which were followed three days later by further discussions involving the US and Ukrainian presidents and a number of European leaders, raised hopes that progress was being made in ending a war that is now in its third year./CNA

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