Ukraine Recap: Stoltenberg Visits, Zelenskiy Urges Air Defense

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, right, shakes hand with Jens Stoltenberg in Kyiv on Sept. 28.Photographer: Sergei Supinsky/Getty Images
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made a surprise visitBloomberg Terminal to Kyiv, where he met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and discussed ways for alliance members to supply additional air defense systems to Ukraine. Zelenskiy reiterated that NATO membership for Ukraine is “only a matter of time.”

Earlier, Zelenskiy met UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, according to the presidential website. They spoke about the importance of strengthening Ukrainian air defense ahead of winter and the use of long-range weapons.