NATO to discuss the situation in Ukraine with Russia
The meeting of the NATO-Russia Council will be held on July 13th in Brussels at the NATO headquarters, reads a statement issued on Wednesday on behalf of the NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg. "The meeting will take place on 13 July at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, shortly after the NATO Summit in Warsaw," as mentioned in the document.
"Our discussions will focus on the crisis in and around Ukraine and the need to fully implement the Minsk Agreements. We will also look at military activities, with a particular focus on transparency and risk reduction, as well as the security situation in Afghanistan," the statement reads.
The Summit in the Polish capital will be held on 8-9 July. It will bring together the heads of state and government of 28 member countries. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will visit the Summit and Ukraine will be the only non-member country in attendance.
Earlier it was stated that NATO will intensify its support for Ukraine.