NATO Secretary General in Kyiv – NATO stands with Ukraine

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On Tuesday 3 February 2026 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Kyiv, Ukraine for meetings with government leaders, including President Zelenskyy.

He started the visit by meeting with staff at the NATO Representation to Ukraine. He then travelled to Maidan Square where – alongside the President - he lit a candle in memory of the victims of Russia’s war of aggression.

The Secretary General then visited Ukraine’s parliament - the Verkhovna Rada - for a meeting hosted by the first deputy speaker, before delivering an address at the opening of the new session.

In his remarks the Secretary General made clear that Allied support to Ukraine would not waver. “Ukraine is and will remain essential to our security.”

With peace talks ongoing, the Secretary General also affirmed the importance of robust security guarantees for Ukraine: “You need to know that this peace will be lasting. Not because papers have been signed, but because there is hard power to back it up.”

Following a bilateral meeting with the Ukrainian President, and ahead of meetings with the Ukrainian Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Defence, Mr Rutte and Mr Zelenskyy spoke to media. “Ukraine has resisted. Ukraine has defended. Ukraine has stood strong. NATO stands with you in word and in deed,” the Secretary General said.

While in Kyiv, the Secretary General joined the Minister of Energy and Minister of Foreign Affairs in visiting a civilian heating plant that had been struck by Russian missiles the night before.

Against this backdrop of relentless Russian attacks, Allied support remains steadfast and wide-ranging and Mr Rutte highlighted some of the NATO initiatives which continue to sustain Ukraine’s war effort.

From the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) – which has, since last summer, supplied around 75% of Ukraine’s Patriot missiles and 90% of missiles used in other air defence systems – to the provision of rehabilitation to Ukrainian veterans through the Comprehensive Assistance Package (CAP) Trust Fund.

“We are committed to ensuring you have what you need to defend today and secure an enduring peace for the future” the Secretary General affirmed. “The security and prosperity of Ukraine are not concerns only for Ukrainians, they are for all of us.”