The Latest Breaking News from Jens Stoltenberg

Putin 'totally underestimated' NATO backing for Ukraine, says alliance chief

Outgoing alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg - and former Norwegian Prime Minister - is preparing to host the organisation's annual leaders' summit in Lithuania this summer

Daily Mirror · May 24, 2023

Ukraine joining NATO in midst of war 'not on agenda' -Stoltenberg

Ukraine will not be able to join NATO as long as the war against Russia rages on, the alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 24, 2023

NATO says F-16 training doesn't make it party to Ukraine conflict

Training Ukrainian pilots on Western F-16 fighter jets does not make NATO a party to the conflict, its chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday, as allies pledged to speed up preparations to start lessons.

Reuters · May 23, 2023

US risks rift with European allies over hesitancy to supply F-16s to Ukraine

UK and Netherlands want to create ‘international coalition’ to procure US-made fighter jets and train Ukrainian pilots and crews

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023

NATO's Stoltenberg expects new 2% defence investment pledge at Vilnius summit

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said he expected members to agree on a new investment pledge to spend 2% of their gross domestic product on defence at the alliance's summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, in July.

Reuters · May 18, 2023

Ben Wallace says Nato top job ‘would be fantastic’

The Defence Secretary has previously indicated his interest in succeeding Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg when his term expires this autumn.

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

NATO reaches back to Cold War past with first major defence plans in decades

NATO will step back to the future at its Vilnius summit in July, with leaders set to approve thousands of pages of secret military plans that will detail for the first time since the Cold War how the alliance would respond to a Russian attack.

Reuters · May 18, 2023

Liz Truss warns China 'biggest threat facing the West' ahead of Taiwan visit

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss ramped up her war of words with Beijing hours before flying to Taipei to show solidarity with the breakaway island

Daily Mirror · May 15, 2023

NATO mulls future security guarantees for Ukraine but wary of igniting a wider war

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts are discussing ways to ensure that Ukraine does not come under attack from Russia again once the war is over

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

NATO chief: Expect deal on helping Ukraine reach alliance standards

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday he expects allies to agree on a multi-year programme to help Ukraine advance towards NATO military standards at a July summit in Vilnius.

Reuters · May 15, 2023