A surprise confirmation from NATO signals immediate air defense support for Ukraine, while allied ministers prepare to discuss further weapon and logistics aid in Brussels.<\/p>\n
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte assured that the critically important flow of missiles for Patriot systems is arriving in Ukraine right now.<\/p>\n
The statement came ahead of a meeting of foreign ministers from alliance member countries, scheduled for June 18.<\/p>\n
The Secretary-General said that during the meeting with the President of Ukraine they discussed the front-line situation and Kyiv\u2019s support.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, Ukraine is handling things very well. We are seeing reports of Russian losses of around 30,000 to 35,000 per month right now, which is truly incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Mark Rutte<\/p>\n
The two sides discussed how allies can help Ukraine obtain weapons and air defense systems to bolster the defense of cities and protect the country\u2019s critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe critically important flow of missiles for Patriot systems is going to Ukraine right now\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Mark Rutte<\/p>\n
The Secretary-General also commented on the EU\u2019s attempts to establish contact with the Kremlin, but stressed that NATO has nothing to do with it.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, this discussion is ongoing in the EU. I fully respect that, I understand why it continues, but it is purely a European discussion in which NATO is not involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Mark Rutte<\/p>\n
Later that day, the Secretary-General announced the planned meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, in which President Zelensky will participate.<\/p>\n
In Brussels on Thursday, defense ministers from NATO member countries will meet.<\/p>\n
Against the backdrop of these developments, Patriot deliveries remain a focus for the Allies, as they work to strengthen Ukraine\u2019s defense and stabilize the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A surprise confirmation from NATO signals immediate air defense support for Ukraine, while allied ministers prepare to discuss…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2365,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2039,299,2040,54,540,2038,2041],"class_list":["post-2364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-brussels-meeting","tag-mark-rutte","tag-nato-support","tag-news","tag-patriot-missiles","tag-patriot-missiles-nato-support-mark-rutte-ukraine-air-defense-brussels-meeting","tag-ukraine-air-defense"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nato\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}