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The NATO-Ukraine Council will meet next Wednesday in response to Russia’s recent wave of heavy air attacks on the neighbouring country, the Western defence alliance said.<\/p>\n
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is convening the ambassadorial-level meeting, a spokesman said on Thursday, adding that it was being held “at Ukraine\u2019s request following recent Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians, cities and towns.”<\/p>\n
NATO countries have delivered a large number of air defence systems to Ukraine and are determined to further help Kiev, he said.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that one of the central topics would be air defence capabilities.<\/p>\n
“NATO has supported Ukraine’s request for an extraordinary NATO-Ukraine Council meeting in response to Russia’s mass air strikes,” he wrote on X.<\/p>\n
“One of the key topics will be strengthening Ukraine’s air defence. An important sign of Euro-Atlantic unity in the face of Russian terror escalation,” he continued.<\/p>\n
The NATO-Ukraine Council was established last year and is intended to facilitate close cooperation until the conditions for Ukraine’s admission to NATO are met. Meetings take place at various levels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n