The Ukraine-NATO Council at the level of defense ministers, as well as the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, will discuss further support for Ukraine's allies in repelling Russian aggression.

The corresponding announcement was made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday on the eve of the meeting to be held on Thursday, announcing the agenda for the meeting.

"This week, we will also hold a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, And a virtual meeting of the US-led Ukraine Defence Contact Group. Both of these meetings will focus on our support," he said.

According to Stoltenberg, allies continue to help Ukraine move closer to NATO standards from procurement to logistics, as well as continue to make large deliveries of weapons, equipment and ammunition. "This support makes a real difference. With our help, the brave Ukrainians have retaken half of the territory that Russia seized, opened a corridor in the Black Sea, and are inflicting heavy losses on Russian forces," he said.

He also welcomed the European Union's recent decision on a new EUR 50 billion aid package and hoped the U.S. Congress would soon follow suit. "This is not charity. It is an investment in our own security," Stoltenberg said.