As Jean-Pierre noted, the main topic of Biden’s meeting with Stoltenberg will be the upcoming NATO summit, which will be held July 11-12 in Vilnius. “They will review preparations for the summit, including work to further strengthen allied deterrence and defence, deliver on defense investment commitments made at the 2014 Wales summit, and deepen NATO’s … Read more
“I think everyone understood that becoming a member in the middle of a war is not on the agenda. The question is what happens when the war is over,” he said at an event organized by the German Marshall Fund in Brussels. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to personally attend the next NATO summit … Read more
„All NATO countries have agreed that Ukraine should become part of the AllianceNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. He added that the main focus right now is to ensure that Kiev prevails in the conflict. Speaking ahead of the Ramstein forum, which is attended by all defense ministers from NATO member states, Stoltenberg added that … Read more
Press secretary of the Russian dictator Dmitry Peskov said that Finland’s accession to NATO would be “another aggravation of the situation”, “an encroachment on our security”, in connection with which the Russian Federation would take “countermeasures”, the Russian propaganda agency TASS reported. Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that it was Russia’s actions that led … Read more
“Beijing is closely watching (the war in Ukraine – ed.) and is learning lessons that may influence its future decisions. Therefore, what is happening today in Europe can happen tomorrow in Asia,” Stoltenberg said. According to him, China continues to significantly build up its armed forces, including the production of nuclear weapons “without any transparency.” … Read more
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told the German news agency (dbi) that the countries of the alliance will discuss their defense spending target in the coming months, at a time when some countries are demanding to make the level of the two percent currently stipulated as a minimum spend. “Some allies are very much in … Read more
“We are meeting in Bucharest at a critical moment for our security and today’s message is clear: NATO is here, NATO is vigilant”. This was stated by NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg in Bucharest, at the Aspen congress. “We will support Ukraine to the end, we will not back down. Putin’s war has not made … Read more
– There are no indications that this was the result of a deliberate attack. And we have no indications that Russia is preparing offensive military actions against NATO, Stoltenberg said Wednesday at a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels. The same morning, NATO held an ambassador-level crisis meeting on Tuesday’s incident in Poland, where … Read more
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg had a private meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Friday. The meeting was closed to the press, but both NATO and Turkey sent statements afterwards. – It’s great to be welcomed by President Erdogan in Istanbul, tweeted Stoltenberg along with a photo of the two on Friday nights. … Read more
NATO leaders plan to approve a package of military assistance to Ukraine during the summit, which will be held in Madrid. – According to him, the Ukrainian military plans to supply equipment for secure communications, anti-drone systems and fuel. “NATO’s long-term goal is to achieve Ukraine’s transition from Soviet-era weapons to modern NATO weapons,” Stoltenberg … Read more