{"id":1206232,"date":"2025-08-23T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1206232"},"modified":"2025-08-22T23:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:30:44","slug":"rutte-at-veterans-forum-in-kyiv-courage-will-forever-bear-the-name-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/rutte-at-veterans-forum-in-kyiv-courage-will-forever-bear-the-name-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Rutte at Veterans\u2019 Forum in Kyiv: Courage Will Forever Bear the Name &#8220;Ukraine&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NATO Secretary General <strong>Mark Rutte<\/strong>, during his visit to Kyiv on Friday, took part in the <strong>8th International Veterans\u2019 Forum \u201cUkraine. Veterans. Security\u201d<\/strong>, where he highlighted the importance of Ukrainian veterans\u2019 experience in shaping a new approach to transatlantic security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cUkraine\u2019s freedom is built on the broad shoulders of its veterans. Its bright future will also be built on them. Even after service ends, we know that your service to the country does not. Veterans play an important role in politics, in their communities, and you will play a key role in shaping the future of your country,\u201d Rutte said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201c<strong>Courage will forever bear the name: Ukraine<\/strong>,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The NATO chief emphasized that the experience of Ukrainian veterans is <strong>\u201cextraordinarily important as we transform our approach to transatlantic defense.\u201d<\/strong> He praised the bravery of Ukrainian men and women who have been on the front lines resisting Russian aggression for the past <strong>11 years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rutte also underlined the importance of proper support for veterans and NATO\u2019s contribution in this area:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe mark of any great nation is how it treats its veterans. And while many of you have left the ranks of the armed forces, rest assured \u2013 we will not leave you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He recalled that NATO\u2019s cooperation with Ukraine\u2019s <strong>Ministry of Veterans Affairs<\/strong> began in 2018, providing substantial assistance, including funding for <strong>psychological rehabilitation and mental health support<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Secretary General also praised the Ukrainian team at the <strong>Invictus Games<\/strong>, calling them <em>\u201ca testament to victory over adversity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in Kyiv, Rutte announced that Ukraine\u2019s <strong>security guarantees<\/strong> will consist of <strong>two levels<\/strong> \u2013 a peace agreement or ceasefire as the first, and long-term commitments from the <strong>United States and Europe<\/strong> as the second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President <strong>Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/strong> stressed that these guarantees must be as strong as <strong>NATO\u2019s Article 5<\/strong>, including financial support for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, during his visit to Kyiv on Friday, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1206240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36418,36415],"tags":[78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1206232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en-2","category-11473-news-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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