Ukraine’s top diplomat, Dmytro Kuleba, accused NATO on Wednesday of “doing literally nothing” in the face of Russia’s invasion while praising the EU for its “revolutionary” decisions to support Kyiv.

“NATO as an alliance, as an institution, has been completely sidelined and is doing nothing. I’m sorry to say this, but “Kuleba stated this at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

But he praised Brussels for its “revolutionary, groundbreaking decisions, which even they themselves did not expect to make”.

When Russia launched its massive attack on February 24, there was a widespread sense among the Ukrainian public that it would be NATO, not the EU, that would rush to help the country.

“At the beginning of the war, there was a public sentiment that NATO was a strong force and the EU was only capable of expressing various different levels of concern,” the foreign minister said.

“But war is always a test that takes the masks off.”

He did, however, qualify his remarks, saying some “NATO allies are helping us.”

Ukraine has long complained about NATO’s lack of clarity on joining the military alliance. Russia has been outspoken in its opposition to the move.

Since the attack, the EU has imposed a slew of sanctions on Moscow, and it hopes to reach an agreement on an oil embargo on Russia.