Stoltenberg, 'we are working on Kiev's entry into NATO' - Last hour. "The situation on the battlefield in Ukraine is difficult and this is a reason to increase our aid, not decrease it," he added.

"In anticipation of the Washington summit we are working to cement Ukraine's path to entry intoNATO": this was declared by the secretary general of the Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, at the opening of the NATO-Ukraine Council.