NATO's new Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Kyiv on Thursday (3 October). It is Rutte's first official working trip since officially taking office earlier this week. Earlier, Rutte announced that Ukraine's NATO membership would be one of the spearheads of his policy.
These words were repeated by Rutte at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday. "Ukraine is closer to NATO than ever before," said the former Dutch prime minister. "It will continue on this path until NATO membership is secured."
Rutte also guaranteed Ukraine's continued support in its war against Russia, something Zelensky also called for. On X, the Ukrainian president wrote that the visit showed "that we can count on Mark's continued personal leadership in Ukraine".
Source: commonspace.eu with agencies
