NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a statement on the day of a NATO Defence Ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 15, 2023.  REUTERS/Yves Herman
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NATO's support crucial for Ukraine's counteroffensive: Stoltenberg

NATO's support for Ukraine is making a difference on the battlefield, said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday, as Ukraine embarks on its counteroffensive against Russia.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's support for Ukraine is making a difference on the battlefield, said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday, as Ukraine embarks on its counteroffensive against Russia.

"The support NATO allies have been giving Ukraine now for many, many months actually makes a difference on the battlefield," Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels.

Members of the security stand outside Alliance's headquarters on the day of NATO Defence Ministers' meeting in Brussels, Belgium June 15, 2023.

(Reporting by Sabine Siebold, Andrew Gray, Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)

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