On January 17, the first meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council was held at the level of commanders of the armed forces, but the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny did not take part in it.
Ukraine was represented at this meeting by Major General Serhiy Salkutsan, although earlier it was planned that General Valery Zaluzhnyi would join foreign colleagues in Brussels in the format of a video conference.
At that time, Zaluzhnyi took part in the campaign of Supreme Commander-in-Chief Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
Literally, the Mission of Ukraine to NATO: “Today, the first meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council took place in a military format at the level of the Chiefs of General Staff. On behalf of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General of the Army of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhnyi, the military representative of Ukraine, Major General Serhii Salkutsan, spoke before the allies. He informed about the current situation on the battlefield, emphasized the priority needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, called for an increase in the supply of weapons, including air defense systems and missile systems.”
