Ukraine's Zelensky is in Belgium this Wednesday, according to Belgian media, where a meeting of NATO defense ministers is taking place, APA reports citing Reuters.
NATO ministers are also due to meet in Brussels with their Ukrainian counterpart, Rustem Umerov, in a session of the NATO-Ukraine Council, a body established at the alliance's Vilnius summit in July to foster closer cooperation between NATO and Kyiv.
The ministers will also discuss issues of concern beyond the war in Ukraine, including damage to a subsea gas pipeline and a telecommunications cable linking NATO members Finland and Estonia reported on Tuesday.
Local media also report that Zelensky is expected to attend a meeting of the "Ukraine Defense Contact Group" with NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg and to meet the Belgian government followed by a press conference.