Jens Stoltenberg: An honour to welcome President Zelenskyy to our NATO Summit for the inaugural meeting of the NATO–Ukraine Council. Our 3-part support package means Ukraine is closer to NATO membership than ever before. Today we meet as equals; I look forward to the day we meet as Allies.
Rota Bashkort, the ethnic Bashkir unit fighting for Ukraine, report that 4 of their fighters have been killed on the front lines, including a tactical group commander. Callsigns Blagovar, Rakhim, Umar and Bingo died fighting for the freedom of Ukraine & independence of their homeland: Bashkortostan