Zelenskyy meets with Stoltenberg - NATO summit must be 'very good'

"I met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The key focus was on preparations for the NATO Washington Summit," Zelenskyy wrote.

According to the President, Ukraine expects a decision to strengthen the Alliance's role in coordinating security assistance and training for the Ukrainian military, as well as long-term financial commitments to provide stable support for Ukraine.

"I am grateful to Jens Stoltenberg for his efforts to consolidate the support of Ukraine by the Allies, in particular, to strengthen the capabilities to protect Ukrainian skies," the President said.

In turn, Stoltenberg said that the NATO summit in Washington would be "very good" for both the Alliance and Ukraine.

“I think we are really on track to a very good NATO Summit for Ukraine and for NATO,” he noted.

Stoltenberg expects the summit participants to agree on NATO's leading role in coordinating and providing security assistance to Ukraine, as well as training the Ukrainian military.

He also expects allies to support his proposal to introduce a long-term financial commitment to "give Ukraine more predictability in the support they receive".

NATO Summit in Washington, DC

The NATO anniversary summit will be held in Washington in July. According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the event will focus on developing a roadmap for Ukraine's accession to the Alliance.

Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olha Stefanishyna said that Kyiv expects strategic decisions on air defense from the allies.

What Ukraine wants, expects, and could gain at the Washington summit, read in the material by RBC-Ukraine.