Zelenskyy hails 'principled and strong' NATO chief Rutte

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday hailed the appointment of outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the next head of NATO, with Russian forces advancing in east Ukraine.

"I know Mark Rutte as a principled and strong leader, who has demonstrated his decisiveness and vision on many occasions over the past years," Zelenskyy said in a post on social media.

AFP