New Nato secretary-general visits Ukraine in first trip since taking office

Mark Rutte vowed on Tuesday to help shore up Western support for Ukraine (Niall Carson/PA)

New Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte visited Ukraine on Thursday in his first official trip since taking office and pledging continued support for Kyiv.

Mr Rutte met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv as air raid sirens twice went off in the Ukrainian capital.