{"id":1390726,"date":"2026-06-18T00:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T21:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1390726"},"modified":"2026-06-18T00:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T21:13:15","slug":"zelenskyy-rutte-discuss-air-defense-production-and-preparations-for-nato-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-rutte-discuss-air-defense-production-and-preparations-for-nato-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy, Rutte discuss air defense production and preparations for NATO summit"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss the implementation of agreements reached with partners during the G7 Summit, with a focus on strengthening Ukraine\u2019s air defenses and securing U.S. licenses for the production of air defense systems,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cAs always, it was a good meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. We discussed the steps agreed upon with partners during the G7 Summit. The most important issue is strengthening our defense and obtaining U.S. licenses to produce air defense systems,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/V_Zelenskiy_official\/19524\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/t.me\/V_Zelenskiy_official\/19524\">Zelenskyy<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The two leaders also discussed expanding the PURL initiative through additional contributions from partner countries.<\/p>\n   <p>According to the Ukrainian president, the program has proven vital in protecting civilian lives and it is important to ensure that deliveries of anti-ballistic missiles proceed as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe discussed replenishing PURL with new contributions. This program is helping save lives, and it is important that supplies of anti-ballistic missiles are delivered as rapidly as possible,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>Zelenskyy also thanked Rutte for inviting Ukraine to the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI thanked him for the invitation to the NATO summit, which will take place in Ankara. We will work to ensure that it delivers concrete results for Ukraine\u2019s defense,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The meeting came as Ukraine and its partners intensify efforts to bolster air defenses, expand defense-industrial cooperation, and accelerate the delivery of interceptor missiles amid continued Russian missile and drone attacks.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThank you, Mark, for your support,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1390727,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,36418,36415],"tags":[78,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1390726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en-2","category-11473-news-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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