FILE: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference ahead of a NATO Defence ministers' meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on June 15, 2022. (Photo by Valeria Mongelli / AFP)
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday — his first since the Russian invasion, Ukrainian media and a NATO official said.
The Kyiv Independent newspaper published images of Stoltenberg in central Kyiv, in front of a memorial for fallen soldiers.
The photographs showed Stoltenberg with his head down in front of the memorial.
Many Western officials travelling to Kyiv do not announce their trips in advance for security reasons.
“The NATO Secretary General is in Ukraine. We will release more information as soon as possible,” a NATO official said.
Stoltenberg’s visit comes 14 months into Russia’s invasion and ahead of an expected Ukrainian counter-offensive.
NATO has pledged to stand by Ukraine as it fights Russia.
Earlier this month, Stoltenberg invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to a NATO summit in July.
He also said Russian President Vladimir Putin had “wanted to slam NATO’s door shut” but “failed.”
AFP
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