Ambassadors of Ukraine and 32 NATO members are meeting in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss last week's strike by Russia with an experimental intermediate-range hypersonic missile, UNN reports, citing France 24.
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Kyiv says it hopes to get "concrete and meaningful results" after the NATO-Ukraine Council convenes.
But diplomats and officials at NATO reportedly downplayed expectations of any significant outcome from Tuesday afternoon's consultations at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels.
The most that can be expected is a repeat of NATO's previous insistence that Moscow's deployment of new weapons will not "deter NATO allies from supporting Ukraine.
The meeting "provides an opportunity to discuss the current security situation in Ukraine and will include briefings by Ukrainian officials via video link," the NATO official said.
The escalation of tensions over Ukraine comes at a time when questions are being raised about future Western support after the re-election of Donald Trump in the United States, NATO's main power.
Trump questioned the continuation of large military aid to Kyiv from Washington and promised to quickly reach an agreement to end the war.
"I cannot imagine that it is in the interest of the United States to allow Putin to emerge from these possible negotiations as a winner," NATO's top commander, Rob Bauer, said on Monday.
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In 2023, NATO and Ukraine established a joint council that allows Kyiv to convene meetings with the alliance whenever it deems necessary.