The Ukrainian leader is due to attend the meeting in the Lithuanian capital, alongside Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US President Joe Biden and French Premier Emmanuel Macron
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend next week’s crunch NATO summit, the alliance boss revealed today.
Hero leader Mr Zelensky will join leaders from the military coalition’s 31 nations at the meeting in Lithuania from Tuesday. He is expected to urge counterparts to boost their support for Kyiv as its bitter 17-month war with Russia grinds on.
Speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels today, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Mr Zelensky would take part in a new body setup to help Kyiv.
“President Zelensky will join us for the inaugural meeting of the new NATO-Ukraine Council,” said Mr Stoltenberg. “This will be a platform for crisis consultation and decision-making, where we all sit as equals to address shared security concerns.”