The Latest Breaking News from Jens Stoltenberg

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

Ukraine: NATO in logistics ‘race’ as Russian offensive begins

NATO members meet on Tuesday to drum up more weapons and ammunition for war-torn Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2023

‘Significant’ debris from China spy balloon retrieved, says US military

Sensors and electronics pulled from waters off South Carolina, says military, after White House says Beijing’s surveillance program dates back years

The Guardian - US · 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

Chinese spy balloon had communication and intelligence tools, officials reveal

Beijing accuses Pentagon of ‘information warfare’ as US officials detail ‘larger’ global surveillance operation

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Beijing calls US claims over balloons 'information warfare'

China says U_S_ accusations that a downed Chinese balloon was part of an extensive surveillance program amount to “information warfare against China."

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023