NATO Leaders Pledge Increased Military Assistance to Ukraine in Meeting with President Biden

The NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, has stated that Ukraine is making progress in its counteroffensive against Russian invaders, and that NATO leaders will increase military assistance to Kyiv when they meet next month.

Stoltenberg made these comments during a meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office, where Biden reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to NATO.

The visit comes as Ukraine attempts to seize back Ukrainian ground taken by the Russians as part of a long-awaited counter-offensive against the invaders.

The NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, in mid-July is expected to result in increased aid pledges for Ukraine.

Stoltenberg's current term is scheduled to end in September after nine years in the post, and there are questions about whether his tenure will be extended.