Brussels 16.02.2024 A group of seven European nations under the leadership of Latvia and the United Kingdom have joined a coalition committed to producing and supplying Ukraine with one million drones. The initiative was announced by Latvia last month, but plans advanced this week when the Baltic nation signed a letter of intent to build…
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Turkey welcomes Sweden to NATO
Brussels 23.01.2024 Today the Turkish parliament – Grand National Assembly – voted to approve Sweden’s NATO membership bid, bringing the Nordic country one step closer to joining the military alliance after months of delays. Of the 346 members of parliament who voted, 287 were in favor of Sweden’s accession and 55 voted to reject it,…
Stoltenberg refuses prospects of Putin’s victory
Brussels 14.11.2023 NATO Secretary General addresses protection of critical undersea infrastructure, support to Ukraine with EU Defense Ministers: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union with EU Defense Ministers in Brussels on Tuesday (14 November 2023) to discuss the protection of critical undersea infrastructure…
Ukraine: NATO declines accession timeline
Vilnius 12.07.2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday, July 12, it would be absurd if Ukraine is not offered a timeframe for NATO membership at an alliance summit in Lithuania. Profound divisions in the Alliance are preventing NATO to offer Kyiv a date for accession or a straightforward invitation to join during the Summit…
Turkey-Sweden: uncertain horizon
Vilnius 07/11/2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to send Sweden’s application for NATO membership to parliament for a vote as soon as possible, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on July 10. Glad to announce that after the meeting I hosted with @RTErdogan & @SwedishPM, President Erdogan has agreed to forward #Sweden's accession protocol…
EU rejects President Erdogan proposal
Vilnius 10.07.2023 The European Commission has rejected the improvised demand put forward by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Turkish President Erdogan welcomed upon his arrival in Lithuania's capital Vilnius to attend NATO summit pic.twitter.com/oWZkHaXAMp — Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) July 10, 2023 In remarks delivered on Monday morning, July 10, Erdoğan made a direct link between…
EU-NATO: Jens Stoltenberg at EU Summit
Brussels 29.06.2023 The EU is committed to taking more responsibility for its security and increasing its capacity to act autonomously while acknowledging the transatlantic relationship and EU-NATO cooperation as key to our overall security. #NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg's doorstep at the European Council with @eucopresident Charles Michel.https://t.co/OscBgaV1dT — Oana Lungescu (@NATOpress) June 29, 2023 In…
MEPs support NATO perspective for Ukraine
Strasbourg 16.06.2023 MEPs call on NATO allies to honour their commitment to Ukraine and offer a perspective for Kyiv to be invited to join the defence alliance. Parliament calls on NATO to invite #Ukraine to join the alliance MEPs call on NATO allies to honour their commitment to Ukraine and pave the way for Kyiv…
Stoltenberg: sustain support for Ukraine
Brussels 01.05.2023 Today arriving at Oslo City Hall to chair a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers on Thursday, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Allies would discuss preparations for the Vilnius Summit, not least “how to step up and sustain our support for Ukraine”. Arriving at Oslo City Hall 🇳🇴 to chair a meeting of…
Stoltenberg: don’t underestimate Russia
Brussels 24.05.2023 “…The German Marshall Fund is an extremely important platform for transatlantic conversations, dialogue and discussions, which has always been important, but in many, many ways, it’s even more important now than it has been ever before” said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg while addressing the Brussels Forum, organized by the GMF. #BrusselsForum #Ukraine…