BRUSSELS, November 26. /TASS/. NATO vowed not to weaken its support for Ukraine after Russia’s launch of an intermediate-range missile at the city of Dnepr, the alliance said in a statement.

The statement followed an emergency meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council at the ambassador level. It doesn’t mention any new weapons supplies to Kiev.

The meeting was chaired by NATO’s Acting Deputy Secretary-General Boris Ruge, as Secretary-General Mark Rutte was on a visit to Greece at the time.

Ambassadors met to discuss the security situation in Ukraine following Russia’s launch of an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile, according to the statement. Senior Ukrainian military officials briefed the council via video link.

"During the meeting, NATO allies reaffirmed their support for Ukraine," it said.

NATO said in the statement that Russia’s deployment of the missile called the Oreshnik will not change the course of the conflict.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on November 21 that Russia fired its newest Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile with a non-nuclear warhead at a Ukrainian defense industry facility in the city of Dnepr. According to the president, it was a response to strikes into Russian territory with UK and UK weapons. The Russian leader said the West could bring upon itself heavy consequences, should its inflammatory policies prompt further escalation of the conflict.