NATO chief reiterates need to strengthen Ukraine before peace talks start

The NATO secretary general on Thursday reiterated the need to strengthen Ukraine before any peace talks start, Report informs via Anadolu.

“Clearly, what we need to achieve is for Ukraine to get in the best possible position when talks start, and then to make sure that when talks end on peace in Ukraine, that the outcome is enduring, is durable,” Mark Rutte told a joint news conference with Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov in Brussels.

“We need to continue the military support,” he added.

Rutte said a “joint structure between Ukraine and NATO” will start next week in Poland to make sure that both sides “capture all the lessons and all the insights from what” is being done in Ukraine.