On his Twitter page, Zelensky thanked the members of the North Atlantic Alliance “for recognizing Ukraine’s significant contribution to joint peacekeeping operations.”

He said that “the status of a partner of NATO’s expanded capabilities is a practical solution that will allow Ukraine and the alliance to interact even better for the sake of common security.”

Earlier, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba said that Ukraine received the status of a partner of the expanded capabilities of the North Atlantic Alliance.