Ukraine is to take part in NATO's anti-piracy operation in the Indian Ocean, the alliance's secretary general announced Friday, ahead of talks between NATO defence ministers and their new Ukrainian counterpart, Pavlo Lebedev.
At the meeting, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen was also expected to warn Kiev to respect democracy and the rule of law, while praising the country’s previous contributions to NATO missions, including in Afghanistan.
“I have just received an exchange of letters in which Mr Lebvedev confirms Ukraine’s participation in NATO’s anti-piracy mission,” Rasmussen said.
