Most urgent task is to supply Ukraine with enough weapons, NATO chief says

"Of course guarantees, documents, council meetings are important but the most urgent task now is to ensure enough weapons for Ukrainian President (Volodymyr) Zelenskiy and his armed forces", Stoltenberg said at a joint news conference with the Ukrainian president during a NATO summit in Vilnius.

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Published July 12,2023

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MOST URGENT TASK IS TO SUPPLY UKRAINE WITH ENOUGH WEAPONS, NATO CHIEF SAYS

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg shake hands before a meeting at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania July 12, 2023. (REUTERS)

NATO's General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said that despite ongoing talks on Ukraine's future membership status in the alliance, the most urgent task for Western allies at the moment remained to support the country's war effort against Russia.

"Of course guarantees, documents, council meetings are important but the most urgent task now is to ensure enough weapons for Ukrainian President (Volodymyr) Zelenskiy and his armed forces", Stoltenberg said at a joint news conference with the Ukrainian president during a NATO summit in Vilnius.