The NATO countries will continue to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, repeated today from Brussels G.G. of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Jens Stoltenberg.

NATO foreign ministers met today with their Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, in the framework of the NATO-Ukraine Committee to discuss the continued strengthening of Ukraine’s armed forces.

“It was our first meeting with Finland as a full member of NATO,” Stoltenberg stressed at the press conference he gave shortly after the work of the NATO-Ukraine commission was completed.

“There is no room for complacency because there is no indication that Russian President Putin has changed his policy in Ukraine,” Stoltenberg said. According to him, so far, the Allies have disbursed 150 billion euros for Ukraine, including military aid of 65 billion euros. He also pointed out that modern Leopard tanks and other armored vehicles have started arriving in Ukraine. At the same time, NATO countries are strengthening the production of weapons and ammunition, as well as the training of the Ukrainian armed forces and the delivery of new heavy weapons.

As agreed at the Madrid Summit, NATO countries will strengthen the Allies Fund for Ukraine and emergency support with material such as fuel, medical supplies, mobile satellite systems, etc., said Stoltenberg, who thanked the countries of NATO that have contributed significantly to Ukraine, namely Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, but also partners such as Australia and Japan.

Finally, NATO foreign ministers discussed long-term support for Ukraine and pledged to begin work on developing a multi-year program for Ukraine by the Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, in the summer. It will be a “long-term partnership, not only to help Ukraine defend itself, but also to get closer to NATO by implementing reforms, continuing to modernize its defense and security institutions, including the fight against corruption,” Stoltenberg explained.