KYIV, Aug 23: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Kyiv to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, seeking protections similar to NATO’s Article 5, including military funding from partner countries.
Ongoing negotiations between Ukraine, Europe, and the US aim to define the specifics of these guarantees.
The leaders also discussed coordinating weapons deliveries through the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, proposed by NATO and the US.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced there are no plans for a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky
Lavrov said Russia is willing to show flexibility on several issues raised by former US President Donald Trump during his Alaska meeting with Putin but suggested Ukraine has complicated the agenda, hindering progress toward talks. (AP)
