New NATO Chief Rutte Makes Kyiv His First Foreign Visit

  • Rutte met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
  • NATO chief’s visit to Kyiv sends signal of support for Ukraine
Mark Rutte, left, and Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Kyiv, on Oct. 3.Photographer: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg
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Mark Rutte said he will make increased weapons production a priority as he arrived in Kyiv for his first foreign visit as NATO’s new chief.

The trip amounts to a show of support for Ukraine in its third year of war against Russia’s invasion. Rutte, who took the helm of the 32-member military alliance earlier this week, has said that he will continue to persuade allies to keep supporting Kyiv and its defense capabilities.