NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska conducted a two-day visit to Kyiv on Monday and Tuesday (24-25 November 2025).

Ms. Shekerinska met Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka. She noted that as Russia increases its brutal attacks on Ukraine’s critical and energy infrastructure, it is essential that Ukraine has what it needs defend itself today and to deter future aggression.

During her meetings with Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha and Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal, she reiterated to NATO’s unwavering support for Ukraine, highlighting the substantial assistance provided through the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative, as well as NATO’s continued engagement and cooperation with Ukraine through the NATO Representation to Ukraine (NRU) Office, the NATO-Ukraine Council (NUC), the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) command, and the Joint Analysis, Training, and Education Centre (JATEC).  

Together with Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, the Deputy Secretary General announced the launch of the new joint NATO-Ukraine initiative to accelerate defence innovation: UNITE – Brave NATO. The programme will help innovators from NATO and Ukraine work together to tackle urgent battlefield challenges, and learn valuable lessons in real time.

While in Kyiv, the Deputy Secretary General visited the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament.  She also spoke with Ukrainian veterans, commending them for their strength and resilience.

To conclude her visit, the Deputy Secretary General joined a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing alongside President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. She welcomed the ongoing efforts to end the war, emphasising that it is crucial to ensure a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.