NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte holds a press conference on the eve of a NATO defence ministers' meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 12, 2025. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
(Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday that any peace deal in Ukraine must be enduring and that any discussions must include Kyiv.
"It is crucial that whatever comes out of those talks, it is durable, it is enduring," Rutte told reporters in Brussels ahead of talks with the alliance's defence ministers.
The secretary general also said it is crucial "that Ukraine is closely involved in everything happening about Ukraine".
(Reporting by Bart Meijer and Lili Bayer)
