Before possible talks on ending the war in Ukraine, NATO plans to put Kyiv in a stronger position. At the talks, Ukraine will be the leader, but there will be other participants, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said following the second day of meetings of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, UNN reports .
We have to make sure that Ukraine is in a position of strength so that in these negotiations Ukraine can get what it wants, and we can prevent Putin from getting what he wanted when he started his full-scale attack on Ukraine
When asked whether he sees NATO as a negotiator at the table to end the war, Rutte replied:
“Obviously, when we get to that point, and I think we all pray that this moment will come, that this moment will come when peace talks can begin, we will have to discuss many things. Ukraine will be the leader, but at the same time there will be other participants. I'm not going to speculate now about who will be at the negotiating table and who will not, because I think we should focus now on getting Ukraine to take this position.