New NATO chief makes unannounced visit to Kyiv -VIDEO

Mark Rutte, the newly appointed Secretary General of NATO, arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday for an unannounced visit.

NATO spokeswoman Farah Dakhlallah confirmed Rutte's arrival on X, sharing a link to his press conference with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, News.Az reports.

Details regarding the purpose and agenda of Rutte's visit have not yet been disclosed.

Rutte, who is a former Dutch prime minister, officially took over the role of NATO Secretary General on Tuesday, succeeding Norway's Jens Stoltenberg, who led the alliance for a decade.

@markrutte met with President @ZelenskyyUa

This is his first visit to #Kyiv as #NATO Secretary General and his fifth since the start of the full-scale invasion.

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