11 month agoJens Stoltenberg: An honour to welcome President @ZelenskyyUa to our NATOSummit for the inaugural meeting of the NATO–Ukraine Council. Our 3-part support package means Ukraine is closer to NATO membership than ever before. Today we meet as equals; I look forward to the day we meet as Allies
In Vilnius President of Ukraine Zelensky held meetings with PM of Canada Justin Trudeau, Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz, PM of UK Rishi Sunak
NATO summit statement: Russia is the most important threat to peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic region
11 month agoMeeting with Japanese Prime Minister @kishida230 at the NATOSummit, @NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg condemned North Korea’s latest missile test, saying this violates international norms and multiple UN Security Council resolutions
President of the European Council: The European Union is ready to contribute to providing security guarantees for Ukraine
Long-term aid plan for Ukraine to show Russia time 'not on its side', says US
Zelensky: NATO will make Ukraine safer and Ukraine will make the alliance stronger
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania
11 month ago“We agree with the language you proposed relative to the future of Ukraine joining NATO,” Biden says in Vilnius, with NATO’s Stoltenberg
11 month agoGermany to send new arms package to Ukraine which will include: — 2 Patriot launchers; — 40 Marder 1A3 IFVs; — 25 Leopard 1A5 MBTs; — 5 Bergepanzer 2 ARV; — 20k 155mm rounds; — 5k 155mm smoke rounds; — Drone detection and drone protection package; — LUNA drone system; — Pioneer package
France to send Ukraine 'Scalp' long-range missiles: Macron
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg vowed allied leaders meeting at a summit in Vilnius on Tuesday will send Ukraine "a clear and positive message on the path forward towards membership"
NATO Secretary General: At the summit, it will be agreed to support Ukraine politically and militarily
NATO Secretary General: The membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO is a clear message to President Putin
Stoltenberg: NATO members will make important decisions to strengthen deterrence and common defense
NATO Secretary General: We will continue to support Ukraine through the "NATO-Ukraine" Council
11 month agoJens Stoltenberg: Glad to announce that after the meeting I hosted with @RTErdogan and @SwedishPM, President Erdogan has agreed to forward Sweden's accession protocol to the Grand National Assembly ASAP and ensure ratification. This is an historic step which makes all NATO Allies stronger and safer
Hungary's parliament postponed ratifying Sweden's NATO accession bid on Wednesday to its autumn legislative session, AP reports
1 year agoPresidents of Poland and Lithuania to meet Zelensky in Kyiv
Russian aviation of Baltic Sea Fleet launched a drill with over 10 Su-27 figher jets
Germany intends to deploy an additional 4,000 troops in Lithuania on a long-term basis
Shoigu: the formation of reserve armies of the Russian Armed Forces will be completed by the end of June
1 year agoThis evening, RAF Typhoons from 140 EAW in Estonia were scrambled to intercept a Russian Navy Tu-134 and 2x Su-27 ‘FLANKER’ Bs flying close to @NATO airspace. The Russian aircraft failed to comply with international norms by not liaising with regional airspace control agencies
Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Güler meets his Estonian counterpart Hanno Pevkur at NATO headquarters in Brussels, discussing regional defence and security
Sweden will allow NATO to base troops on its soil even before it formally joins the alliance: "The preparations may consist of temporary basing of foreign equipment and personnel on Swedish territory. The decision sends a clear signal to Russia & strengthens Sweden's defence"
AirDefender 23 is starting today. It is the largest deployment exercise of air forces in NATO's history and demonstrates transatlantic solidarity
Explosions reported at railway in Kaliningrad
Ukraine has the legitimate right to defend itself and to "project force beyond its borders to undermine Russia’s ability to project force into Ukraine", - UK foreign secretary @JamesCleverly in Estonia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: from July 1, the offices of the St. Petersburg Consulate General of Finland in Murmansk and Petrozavodsk are closed - the corresponding note was handed over to the Finnish ambassador to Russia.
Russia declares five employees of the Swedish embassy persona non grata - Russian Foreign Ministry
