On Thrusday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg paid a surprise visit to Kyiv, marking his first trip to Ukraine since Russia began its full-scale invasion last year.
DW media reported that in the Ukranian capital, Stoltenberg paid tribute to those who had lost their lives defending their country against Russian forces.
He also reviewed Russian military artefacts on display in a well-known Kyiv square. The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is in town as Ukrainian forces prepare for their spring counteroffensive following the failure of Russian attempts to advance throughout the winter, especially in the region surrounding the town of Bakhmut.
The 31-member NATO has vowed to assist Ukraine in defending itself from Russian aggression.
Ukraine president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has been urged by Stoltenberg to attend a NATO summit in July, reported the German media Deutsche Welle. With Moscow claiming it had seized four regions of Ukraine, Kyiv began a request to join NATO military alliance.