{"id":1381789,"date":"2026-06-04T09:24:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1381789"},"modified":"2026-06-04T09:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:24:44","slug":"ukraine-nato-relations-gaining-new-momentum-ahead-of-ankara-summit-sybiha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-nato-relations-gaining-new-momentum-ahead-of-ankara-summit-sybiha\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine-NATO relations gaining new momentum ahead of Ankara summit \u2014 Sybiha"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte held a meeting with NATO allies at the Saint Sophia Cathedral National Reserve.<\/p>\n   <p>The meeting took place following a session of the NATO-Ukraine Council chaired by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Rutte, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports, citing the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mfa.gov.ua\/news\/andrij-sibiga-ta-generalnij-sekretar-nato-mark-ryutte-proveli-v-kiyevi-zustrich-iz-soyuznikami-alyansu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukrainian Foreign Ministry<\/a>.<\/p>\n   <p>Sybiha stressed that despite attempts at intimidation by the aggressor state, the parties held productive talks.<\/p>\n   <p>&#8220;Putin tried to intimidate foreign diplomats and force them to leave Kyiv, but he failed. Instead, we gathered the full North Atlantic Council of NATO in Ukraine&#8217;s capital \u2013 32 senior diplomats led by the Secretary General. It was a busy but truly productive day,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n   <p>Sybiha outlined the key issues discussed with partners.<\/p>\n   <p>&#8220;Every meeting was focused first and foremost on finding solutions to protect people&#8217;s lives from Russian ballistic terror, including the provision of additional Patriot systems and PAC-3 missiles for them,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n   <p>He also added that joint work with allies on a European missile defense system is ongoing.<\/p>\n   <p>&#8220;Ukraine is ready to contribute to this process, but we need joint efforts to accelerate results. For Europe, this is a matter of strategic security,&#8221; Sybiha said.<\/p>\n   <p>He stressed that Russian ballistic terror must be stopped and that this is a shared responsibility.<\/p>\n   <p>In addition, the meetings addressed future contributions under the PURL program, which will enable Ukraine to continue holding its positions on the battlefield.<\/p>\n   <p>Sybiha noted that relations between Ukraine and NATO are gaining new momentum ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, scheduled for July.<\/p>\n   <p>&#8220;Today [on June 4], I presented our allies with concrete proposals that could become practical outcomes of the Ankara summit,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n   <p>Earlier, Zelenskyy said that a potential outcome of the NATO summit, which will be held in Ankara on July 7-8, could be a decision regarding anti-ballistic defense capabilities.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-and-starmer-coordinate-positions-on-weapons-deliveries-and-diplomatic-efforts\/\">Zelenskyy and Starmer Coordinate Positions on Weapons Deliveries and Diplomatic Efforts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte held &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1347957,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,36415,36422,55,36537],"tags":[76,78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1381789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-4","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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