NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukraine is closer to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) than ever before.

He made a corresponding entry following the meeting on his page in X, accompanying it with a photograph showing a handshake between Stoltenberg and Zelenskyy.

"Great to start the day in Davos by meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Despite a serious battlefield situation, there is cause for optimism: Ukraine retains its independence, Ukrainians have rejected Russia and chosen the West; and Ukraine is closer to NATO than ever before," Stoltenberg said.