NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced on July 17 that Patrick Turner has been appointed to lead the NATO Representation in Ukraine (NRU).
Stoltenberg outlined the NRU and its position for a civilian senior representative at the NATO summit last week in Washington.
Stoltenberg said in a NATO news release that Turner is a “committed public servant” with a “strong track record of delivering results.”
A strong supporter of Ukraine, Turner served in the British Defense Ministry before becoming NATO assistant secretary- general for defense policy and planning from 2018 to 2022.
In a recent interview with RFE/RL, Turner said that support for Ukraine has been "pretty unified and much stronger" than Russian President Vladimir Putin would ever have expected.
"And I count on that continuing to be the case," Turner told RFE/RL.
