Rome, June 17 (LaPresse) – “As always, a good meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. We discussed the agreements reached with partners during the G7 summit and how to implement them. The most important issue is the work to strengthen our defense and obtain licenses from the United States for the production of air defense systems.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote this on X. “We also discussed replenishing the PURL with new contributions. This program is of great help in protecting lives, and it is important that deliveries of anti-ballistic missiles be as swift as possible. I thanked him for the invitation to the NATO summit to be held in Ankara. We will work to make it productive for Ukraine’s defense. Thank you, Mark, for your support,” he added.
Ukraine, Zelensky meets Rutte: “We are working to strengthen our defense”
Rome, June 17 (LaPresse) – “As always, a good meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. We discussed the agreements reached with partners during the G7 summit and how to implement them. The most important issue is the work to strengthen our defense and obtain licenses from the United States for the production of air defense systems.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote this on X. “We also discussed replenishing the PURL with new contributions. This program is of great help in protecting lives, and it is important that deliveries of anti-ballistic missiles be as swift as possible. I thanked him for the invitation to the NATO summit to be held in Ankara. We will work to make it productive for Ukraine’s defense. Thank you, Mark, for your support,” he added.
