“She is an unconditional defender of Ukraine”

BRUSSELS Nov. 5 () –

The Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, highlighted this Tuesday the commitment of the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, to help Ukraine against the Russian invasion and has urged to increase military production to strengthen kyiv and raise the European deterrence.

“I want to thank you, Prime Minister, for being such a staunch defender of Ukraine. Strengthening our deterrence and defense is the top priority of this Alliance because keeping our billion people safe is NATO’s most sacred duty,” he said. The former Dutch Prime Minister is traveling to Rome, as part of his tour of allied capitals.

After visiting London, Tallinn and Berlin, Rutte stopped in Rome where he insisted on Italy’s commitment to supporting Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion. In this sense, he indicated the role of the Italian Defense industry, pointing out that NATO is increasing its industrial capacity and producing more projectiles, ships and missiles “than in recent decades.”

“But we have to go further and faster. For our own deterrence and to support Ukraine,” urged the NATO Secretary General in a statement with Meloni at the Chigi Palace. “We will continue to stand by Ukraine. Because Ukraine’s struggle is our struggle,” he summarized.

These words from Rutte reinforce his message to European allies that NATO will maintain support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion regardless of who wins the elections in the United States this Tuesday. Thus, he has insisted that he will work with both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump to guarantee the unity of the Atlantic Alliance and maintain support for kyiv.

Rutte has been teaching that NATO unity is of interest to Europeans but also to North Americans and has reiterated that if Putin were successful in Ukraine, “an emboldened Russia” on NATO’s eastern flank would be “a direct threat to the territory.” ally”.