The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will appoint a senior representative in Ukraine’s capital to deepen ties to the war-torn country, a senior United States official has said, as world leaders gather for a NATO summit in Washington, DC,  reported from Al Jazeera.

Speaking at a summit defense industry event, White House adviser Jake Sullivan said the representative in Kyiv would seek to "deepen Ukraine’s institutional relationship with the alliance”.

The post will also "serve as the focal point for NATO’s engagement with senior Ukrainian officials”, Sullivan said.

The announcement comes as NATO officials and world leaders have traveled to the US capital for the organization’s annual summit, which began on Tuesday.

Continued support for Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the country is at the top of the agenda, particularly amid a string of recent Russian attacks, including a deadly bombing of a children’s hospital in Kyiv.

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