NATO chief stated that it’s going to enhance navy help to Kyiv once they meet subsequent month.

Washington:

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday stated Ukraine is making progress in its counteroffensive in opposition to Russian invaders and predicted NATO leaders will enhance navy help to Kyiv once they meet subsequent month.

Stoltenberg made the feedback as he met within the Oval Office with President Joe Biden, who stated the U.S. dedication to NATO was rock stable.

Stoltenberg visited the White House amid questions on whether or not his time period in Brussels will probably be prolonged. He is at present scheduled to depart on the finish of September after 9 years within the publish.

His go to got here as Ukraine makes an attempt to grab again Ukrainian floor taken by the Russians as a part of a long-awaited counter-offensive in opposition to the invaders.

“The support that we are providing together to Ukraine is now making a difference on the battlefield as we speak, because the offensive is launched and Ukrainians are making progress,” he stated.

“It’s still early days, but what we do know is that the more land Ukrainians are able to liberate, the stronger hand they will have at the negotiating table.”

He stated extra help will probably be pledged on the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, in mid-July.

“That’s exactly what we’ll do when we meet – all the NATO leaders – at the summit in Vilnius next month, where we (will) agree to sustain and step up our support for Ukraine,” he stated.

Biden, who has sought to maintain NATO allies united in opposition to Russia because the conflict broke out in February 2022, stated: “God willing we’ll be able to keep this unity up.”

Many NATO members would really like a choice on who will head the alliance when leaders meet in Lithuania.

That doesn’t give NATO’s 31 nations, spanning from the United States by way of new member Finland to Turkey, a lot time to forge the consensus wanted to choose a brand new chief.

Stoltenberg didn’t reply when requested whether or not his tenure can be prolonged.

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