NATO reaffirms its support for Ukraine in emergency meeting after Russian ballistic missile attack

BRUSSELS Nov. 26 () –

NATO countries have reaffirmed this Tuesday their support for Ukraine in the emergency meeting convened within the framework of the NATO-Ukraine Council to discuss Russia’s use of new generation and experimental weapons in aggression against the neighboring country, which , as they have pointed out, “will not deter support for kyiv.”

In a statement, NATO has confirmed that the allies reaffirmed their support for Ukraine in the framework of these consultations and pointed out that the use of these missiles is a new attempt by the Kremlin to “terrorize the civilian population.”

“The deployment of this capability will not change the course of the conflict or deter NATO allies from supporting Ukraine,” said NATO spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah, in a sign of the continued support of the members of the Atlantic alliance. to Ukraine against the Russian invasion.

During the meeting in Brussels, the ambassadors of the allied countries received information by videoconference from senior officials of the Ukrainian Army about the events of the last week, when Russia used an intermediate ballistic missile against the city of Dnipro.

Last Thursday, Russian forces launched a new battery of missiles over different areas of Ukraine, including a new ballistic missile with which they sought to attack critical infrastructure. This step triggered Ukraine to request consultations with NATO members using the forum created in 2023 that allows kyiv a bilateral relationship with the military bloc to request political consultations and discuss urgent security issues.