US ambassador to NATO visits Ukraine for first time and meets with defence minister

Matthew Whitaker and Denys Shmyhal. Photo: Shmyhal on Telegram




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Ukrainian Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal has held a meeting with a NATO delegation led by US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker, who is on his first visit to Ukraine.

Source: Shmyhal on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Details: Shmyhal said the meeting focused on innovation and “protecting Ukrainian airspace from enemy drones and missiles”, particularly during the winter.

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“We emphasised to colleagues the priority of air defence and building layered protection: air defence missiles, interceptor drones and radars,” he tweeted.

Shmyhal also thanked the ambassadors of NATO member states for their support for Ukraine amid Russia’s full-scale invasion and their active participation in the Prioritised Ukraine Requirement List (PURL) initiative for financing US weapons for Kyiv.

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