President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke by phone with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

APA reports that the Office of the President of Ukraine released information about this.

During the phone conversation, Zelensky said that Ukraine needs to buy more heavy weapons from NATO countries to repel Russian attacks, and expressed hope that the aid will be provided soon.

Stoltenberg welcomed the departure of the first grain ship from Odessa port.

Zelensky also invited Jens Stoltenberg to the online summit to be held on August 23 within the framework of the Crimea platform.