The Latest Breaking News from Jens Stoltenberg

Ukraine appeals to NATO chief for membership and more arms

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told visiting NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday it was time for the military alliance to offer his country membership and that Kyiv needed more weapons to fight Russia.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2023

Nordic news outlets: Russian yachts, cargo ships spy at sea

The public broadcasters of four Nordic countries have published a joint investigation that says Russia is suspected of spying in the waters of the Baltic Sea and North Sea using civilian fishing trawlers, cargo ships and yachts

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

NATO calls Albanese to summit as China, Russia threaten global order

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been invited to the next NATO summit amid fears of a "growing alignment" between China and Russia. Australia is not a

The New Daily · Apr 9, 2023

Outgoing NATO chief takes swipe at countries not paying their fair share on defence

Alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg used the closing preference of a two-day summit at coalition headquarters to highlight broken spending pledges by NATO members

Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2023

Russia's Belarus nuclear threat shows "empty promises" of China statement: Stoltenberg

Russia's announcement that it will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus shows that a Russia-China joint statement days earlier amounted to "empty promises", NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2023

As Finland joins its ranks NATO ponders Ukraine's prospects

Finland has joined NATO, abandoning a history of military nonalignment for protection from Russia under the organization's security umbrella

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

'We can thank Mr. Putin': NATO welcomes Finland as Russia's war on Ukraine backfires

Finland's white flag emblazoned with a blue cross was hoisted at NATO headquarters Tuesday as the Nordic country joined the transatlantic alliance, a move ending decades of neutrality and spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 5, 2023

Finland joins NATO, Russia threatens ‘countermeasures’

Finland has officially joined the NATO alliance in a historic realignment of Europe's post-Cold War landscape triggered by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

The New Daily · Apr 4, 2023

Nato vs. Russia: who would win in a conflict?

Since Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Nato has scrambled to present a united front against Russia. 

The Week · Apr 4, 2023

Officials: US Providing Ukraine $2.6 Billion in Military Aid

The US will send Ukraine about $500 million in ammunition and equipment and will spend more than $2 billion to buy an array of munitions, radar and other weapons in the future, US officials said, as the Ukrainian troops prepare for a spring offensive against Russian forces. The ammunition rounds,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2023