Zelenskyy initiates convening of the NATO-Ukraine Council on the “grain corridor”

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with a proposal to immediately convene the NATO-Ukraine Council due to the security crisis in the Black Sea.

“We discussed with Mr. Stoltenberg our steps to unblock and ensure the sustainable operation of the grain corridor. In our cooperation, we have moved to a new, higher level – the level of the NATO-Ukraine Council. And this mechanism can work,” Zelenskyy said.

He noted that he had appealed to the NATO Secretary General with a proposal to immediately convene such a Council for relevant crisis consultations. Zelensky emphasized that the meeting would take place in the coming days.

Earlier, Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation with Stoltenberg. They discussed the immediate and future steps needed to unblock and sustainably operate the Black Sea grain corridor. They also discussed further steps towards Ukraine’s integration into NATO.

Tags: Ukraine, Black Sea grain corridor