NATO countries have begun arms deliveries to Ukraine - defence minister

Ukraine's Defence Minister Colonel General Valery Heletey speaks to journalists in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk July 18, 2014. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence minister said on Sunday that NATO countries were delivering weapons to his country to equip it to fight pro-Russian separatists and "stop" Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Valery Heletey told a news conference he had discussed weapons deliveries in bilateral meetings with NATO defence ministers during a NATO summit in Wales on Sept. 4-5.