Russia-Ukraine War

NATO chief, Ukrainian foreign minister discuss military support to Kyiv

'We discussed adapted Annual National Program, full-fledged rollout of Ukraine-NATO Council,' says Ukrainian foreign minister

Burak Bir  | 29.08.2023 - Update : 30.08.2023
NATO chief, Ukrainian foreign minister discuss military support to Kyiv Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba (L) and Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg (R) ( NATO/Pool - Anadolu Agency )

LONDON 

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Tuesday discussed the military support to Ukraine and the country’s "path to NATO." 

In a phone call, the two discussed steps on Kyiv's "path to NATO," Kuleba wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

"We discussed the adapted Annual National Program and a full-fledged rollout of the Ukraine-NATO Council," said Kuleba, adding that he also informed Stoltenberg about Ukraine's preparations for the first Defense Industries Forum.

For his part, Stoltenberg said on X: “I welcome that #Ukraine is gradually gaining ground, and that #NATO Allies are providing major support – including F-16 jets & training from Denmark, Netherlands, Norway & the US.”

Norway, the Netherlands, and Denmark have pledged to provide F-16 combat aircraft to Ukraine.

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