Vitaly Saenko, Ekaterina Prisyazhnyuk16:41, 22.11.24

The event at the Alliance level will take place in Brussels, journalists have found out.

After a Russian intercontinental ballistic missile struck the Dnieper, Ukrainian authorities requested a meeting at the NATO level.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte convened an emergency meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, DW Glavnoye reports on Telegram. 

The Alliance added that the event is planned for November 26 in Brussels at the ambassadorial level. NATO stressed that the Russian strike will not force allies to abandon support for Kyiv.

As reported by a UNIAN correspondent, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha confirmed at a joint press conference with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky that Ukraine initiated the holding of a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council on November 26:

“By that time, we will try to collect as much evidence as possible, conduct as much necessary research as possible in order to more specifically present our vision to our allies, our assessments of both the consequences and the nature of the weapons that were used to deliver this blow. And of course, the focus will be on strengthening our defensive capabilities, strengthening our air shield.”

The minister added that at the meeting Ukraine will raise the issue of limiting Russia’s ability to produce this type of weapon and reducing other capabilities of the Russian defense industry, which, despite all the sanctions, continues to grow. “This is a fact. Therefore, we must also react together, keeping in mind all these realities,” said Sybiga.

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also stated that Ukraine hopes for concrete and meaningful results from holding this meeting.

(C)UNIAN 2024