NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has confirmed that Ukraine has been invited to participate in the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague. However, he refrained from commenting on the format of Ukraine’s participation, noting that the detailed agenda is still being finalized.
Rutte made the remarks during a press conference in Brussels ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers scheduled for tomorrow, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.
“Indeed, we invited, I invited Ukraine to the Summit, we will, as soon as possible, bring out the program with more details. When it comes to Ukraine, NATO, we will have, and this is very important today, with the Defense Ministers, the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, we will have a NATO-Ukraine Council tomorrow, and we will continue having these meetings and making sure that we coordinate to the max, and the Summit will play a role there, absolutely,” he said.
“And of course, Ukraine will be discussed and on the agenda at the Summit. There’s no doubt,” Rutte added.
The next NATO summit will take place in The Hague on June 24-25. NATO leaders are expected to focus on three key issues: increasing defense spending, boosting defense industry capabilities, and continuing support for Ukraine.
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Source: Ukraine invited to NATO summit, but agenda still in development – Rutte
