1 Jul 2022

NATO leaders summit wraps up

From Morning Report, 7:47 am on 1 July 2022

The NATO leaders summit, where leaders pledged more funding to Ukraine and to strengthen forces in Eastern Europe, has come to end.

US President Biden said Ukraine can count on support from the alliance.

During the last day of the event, Russia withdrew forces from Snake Island in the Black Sea, a strategically valuable area in terms of the war.

Ukraine is celebrating the drawback as a victory, but Moscow says the move is a simply a "goodwill gesture".

RNZ correspondent Rosie Birchard has been in Madrid throughout the summit and spoke to Susie Ferguson.