NATO Approves Training Security And Support Assistance For Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg/DOK PHOTO via Instagram @jensstoltenberg

JAKARTA - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said NATO defense ministers approved a roadmap for the first increase in cooperation to outline plans for security assistance and new training support for Ukraine.

We have supported the first map of NATO-Ukraine elevation cooperation. Allies are preparing to support training and analytical education centers with NATO-Ukraine in Poland, "said Stoltenberg as quoted by ANTARA from Anadolu, Friday, June 14.

The agreement was taken on the first day of the two-day NATO-Ukraine Defense Ministers' Assembly at NATO headquarters in Brussels which was broadcast live through the alliance's official website.

Stoltenberg said the meeting, which was intended to discuss support for Ukraine, the ministers also discussed ongoing initiatives to bring Ukraine to NATO membership.

The meeting was the last high-level negotiations before the summit of United States President Joe Biden in Washington next month, where leaders are expected to announce financial support for Ukraine.

Stoltenberg has also sent a clear message to Russia stating the alliance's support for Ukraine will last as long as necessary to make Moscow realize that it cannot continue the war on Ukraine.

"Continuous support for Ukraine will make Russia realize that they cannot 'wait' before ending the war," he said.

He also urged the United States and NATO countries in the European Union to allow Ukraine to use Western-backed missiles to carry out attacks on Russian territory.

Meanwhile, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban firmly rejected sending troops to Ukraine if NATO intervened in conflict with Russia because it would harm the country's national interests.

However, Hungary promised not to veto the proposal as long as it was not forced to participate.

Ukrainians think that the more countries they engage in the fight against Russia, the greater their chances of winning, which is why they seek the involvement of the European Union, even around the world, in the war," PM Orban said.