Reuters. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in laying candles at a memorial to fallen soldiers amid the sound of an air raid siren in Kyiv on Tuesday (February 3).
Video released by the Ukrainian presidential press service showed guards of honour standing by the monument as Rutte and Zelenskiy walked up carrying candles, placed them at the memorial and observed a moment of silence.
Reaching a peace deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine will require tough choices, Rutte said on Tuesday. In an address to Ukraine's parliament, Rutte, who was speaking through a translator, said that the PURL weapons purchasing program is supplying 90% of Ukraine's air defence missiles.
Rutte's reported visit comes after Russia attacked Ukraine with 450 drones and over 60 missiles overnight.
Russia and Ukraine said last week they halted strikes on each other's energy infrastructure, but disagreed on the timeframe for the truce.
