The Latest Breaking News from Jens Stoltenberg

Nato defence ministers gather to discuss support for Ukraine, spy balloons

The possible supply of fighter jets to Kyiv is expected to be mulled at the Brussels meeting.

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 356 of the invasion

Nato defence ministers meet to discuss further military aid; Bakhmut under intense artillery fire

The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2023

NATO allies weigh more arms for Ukraine as Russian artillery batters Bakhmut

Russian forces bombarded front-line Ukrainian troops and towns in the eastern Donetsk region on Tuesday in what appeared to be early salvoes of a new offensive, as Western allies met to weigh sending more arms to Kyiv for an expected counter-attack.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023

Russia’s major new spring offensive in Ukraine has already begun, Nato warns

Vladimir Putin clearly not ‘preparing for peace’, says Nato chief, as attacks reported across frontlines

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

Nato chief says ‘spy balloons’ are part of ‘surveillance pattern’ by Russia and China

‘What we saw over the United States is part of a pattern where China and also Russia are increasing surveillance activities on Nato allies,’ says Jens Stoltenberg

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2023

'Speed will save lives' in Ukraine warning as Vladimir Putin launches new onslaught

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg will tell a crunch gathering in Brussels tomorrow that Russian president Vladimir Putin is prepared to take heavy losses in a new assault on Ukraine.

Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023

NATO Secretary General: incidents with balloons over U.S. form part of pattern

Recent incidents regarding balloons shot down by the United States, which suspects they are surveillance balloons from China, form part of a pattern which highlights the need for NATO to be vigilant, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023

U.S., NATO see Ukraine in urgent need of more arms, Zelenskiy says speed crucial

Ukraine urgently needs more military aid, the United States and NATO said on Tuesday, pledging that western support will not falter in the face of a new Russian offensive as the war was about to mark the first full year since it began.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023

Ukraine says over 1,200 health facilities damaged since start of war

According to Ukrainian Health Minister VIktor Liashko, 1,218 Ukrainian health facilities have been damaged, including 540 damaged hospitals, 173 of which were totally destroyed. The leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner said Sunday that his troops had taken an eastern Ukrainian village a few kilometres from the key city…

France 24 · Feb 12, 2023

NATO's Stoltenberg will not seek another extension of his term, spokesperson says

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will end his term as planned in October, a spokesperson for the alliance said, after a newspaper reported a further extension was in the works.

Reuters · Feb 12, 2023