First Visit in Ukraine

Belgium – Ukraine, November 2015 · 19 photographs

Travelling with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on his first official visit to Kiev, for Monocle.

Jens Stoltenberg, Nato secretary-general for Monocle Magazine

writer: Steve Bloomfield

The NATO secretary-general’s plane climbs through the clouds, leaving Kiev behind as it heads west back to Brussels. Over the past 30 hours, Jens Stoltenberg has taken two helicopter rides, addressed four press conferences, held six meetings with Ukrainian government officials and been presented with one very large loaf of bread. Throughout it all the former Norwegian prime minister has tried to walk a very fine line: showing just enough enthusiasm towards his Ukrainian hosts without further antagonising Russia.

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 2 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 3 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 4 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 5 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 6 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 7 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 8 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 9 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 10 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 11 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 12 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 13 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 14 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 15 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 16 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 17 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 18 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

First Visit in Ukraine, Belgium – Ukraine. Photograph 19 of 19 by Thomas Van Den Driessche

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