Today Ukraine
needs bold decisions from NATO. Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Rose Gottemoeller, said during a meeting with Prime Minister of
Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman
held in the framework of the 10th Kyiv Security Forum.
"Now Ukraine needs bold decisions. We hope that with our group, team, and all the
experts here we can help to develop crucial decisions", she said in the
beginning of the meeting.
The parties
discussed specific projects of cooperation between Ukraine and NATO, in
particular the packages of NATO Trust Funds to support Ukraine, and also in the
framework of the NATO - Ukraine platform designed to study the experience of countering
hybrid warfare in Ukraine.
The Head of
Ukrainian Government stressed on the importance of collaboration aimed to increas the defense potential of Ukraine as an important
element of deterring aggression.
"The
threats that were hypothetical have become real and now require new approaches,
consultations, decision-making mechanisms in the system of collective security.
There is no other option but to be strong and find solutions facing such
challenges", said Volodymyr Groysman.
He thanked
NATO for its continued support for Ukraine, especially as a response amid
deterioration of security situation.
"We
are grateful to the Alliance for cooperation, for support of Ukraine. We want
to reach a new level of cooperation, to enhance it and accelerate the reform of
the Ukrainian defence sector", he summed up.