BRUSSELS, Oct 17 (Reuters) - NATO is working to get Ukraine ever closer to the alliance, its Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Thursday, adding it was essential NATO continued to provide the country with military aid.
"NATO is working with Ukraine, bringing you ever closer to the alliance," he said during a press conference alongside Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy.
(Reporting by Sabine Siebold and Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by Tassilo Hummel)
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