NATO’s top generals gather in Kiev

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The bloc’s top military body has convened in Ukraine for the first time in eight years despite it not being a member

Published 7 Oct, 2026 13:23

Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chair of the NATO Military Committee (C), General Alexus G. Grynkewich, supreme allied commander Europe (L), and Admiral Pierre Vandier, supreme allied commander transformation (R) speak at a press conferenc

FILE PHOTO: Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chair of the NATO Military Committee (C), General Alexus G. Grynkewich, supreme allied commander Europe (L), and Admiral Pierre Vandier, supreme allied commander transformation (R) speak at a press conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. © Omar Havana/Getty Images

The NATO Military Committee, the bloc’s highest military authority, has gathered in Kiev despite Ukraine not being a member.

The visit comes just a day after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukraine’s NATO membership “is not on the table as we speak,” noting that accession would require unanimous backing.

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