Denys Shmyhal met with NATO Senior Representative in Ukraine and Commander of NSATU and SAG-U

Minister of Defence of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal held a meeting in Kyiv with NATO Senior Representative in Ukraine Patrick Turner and Lieutenant General Curtis Buzzard, Commander of NSATU and SAG-U.

Denys Shmyhal expressed gratitude for the consistent dialogue that continues to advance Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration. 

The sides summed up the results of the Ukraine–NATO Council meeting of defense ministers held in Brussels this month. 

“The event underscored the Alliance’s solidarity with Ukraine and reaffirmed our equal standing within the Council. The partners also reaffirmed their readiness to support the Ministry of Defence in advancing reforms essential for Euro-Atlantic integration,” the Minister of Defence of Ukraine noted.

The parties devoted particular attention to the PURL initiative, under which NATO member states procure U.S.-made weapons. 

The Minister of Defence of Ukraine expressed gratitude to the United States, NATO, and all nations that have already joined the initiative. He emphasized the importance of establishing a systematic supply of everything required to meet the needs of the Defence Forces of Ukraine.

“I am grateful to the Alliance for its strong support. Together, we can secure peace grounded in strength, technology, and collective resolve,” said Denys Shmyhal.