Rutte says Zelenskyy will attend NATO summit in Ankara – POLITICO

HELSINGBORG, Sweden — NATO has formally invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to its upcoming leaders’ summit in Ankara, alliance chief Mark Rutte said Friday.

“I invited him already, yes I did — he will be there,” Rutte said in response to a question from POLITICO in the southern city of Helsingborg during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers.

The invite comes despite the U.S. previously resisting efforts to extend invitations to non-NATO partners, including Ukraine, as well as Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea.