kyiv.Ukraine.Ukraine Gate – December 1,2021- Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told that the foreign ministers of NATO member states will discuss concrete steps taken by allies to support Ukraine in its response to Russian aggression at the Riga meetings as part of a meeting.
“The Alliance has invited Ukraine and Georgia to this meeting as NATO’s two closest security partners. This is evidence of Ukraine’s importance and a strong signal of support in countering Russian aggression, “Kuleba said.
The minister said he would hold a series of separate bilateral talks with NATO allies, which would focus not just on general support, but on concrete steps to strengthen Ukraine in countering the Kremlin’s aggressive intentions.
The Foreign Minister noted clear and unambiguous signals that have already been heard from the United States and NATO, warning Russia that a new stage of aggression against Ukraine will have a very high price for Russia.
“These statements are a public manifestation of the great non-public work that is currently being done in Kyiv, Washington, Brussels, Berlin, Paris and other capitals to coordinate a joint set of steps. This is a comprehensive containment package of the Russian Federation, which I have been talking about since the first days of escalation, ”he stressed.
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy added that the joint package of deterrence of the Russian Federation with specific economic and financial instruments will be more effective and efficient than the actions of individual countries.
Kuleba reminded that he would leave Riga for Stockholm, where he would take part in the OSCE ministerial meeting.
“I will also use the visit to Stockholm to draw attention to Russia’s aggressive actions and mobilize partners to support Ukraine,” the minister said.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba is taking part in a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Riga at the invitation of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
The 28th meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will take place on 2-3 December 2021 in Stockholm, Sweden. The annual meeting of the foreign ministers of the 57 OSCE participating States will take place at the invitation of the current OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde.