News
| Date | Title | |
| 10 Dec. 2024 |  |
Secretary General welcomes Moldovan President Maia Sandu to NATO Headquarters NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte welcomed the President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu to NATO Headquarters today (10 December 2024). President Sandu addressed Allied Ambassadors in a meeting of the North Atlantic Council. |
| 04 Dec. 2024 |  |
NATO Foreign Ministers chart way forward in addressing Russian sabotage NATO Foreign Ministers wrapped up two days of meetings in Brussels on Wednesday (December 4) addressing Russia’s escalating campaign of hostile actions in NATO countries. |
| 26 Nov. 2024 |  |
NATO-Ukraine Council meets following Russia’s launch of intermediate-range ballistic missile |
| 20 Nov. 2024 |  |
International Military Staff hosts Bi-annual Meeting with Partners On 20 November, the Cooperative Security Division of the NATO International Military Staff (IMS) hosted the Bi-annual Meeting with Partners. Participants from 26 NATO Partner Nations and the European Union Military Staff discussed the importance of resilience, opportunities for NATO collaboration with Partners in science and technology, and opportunities for increased coordination between NATO and Partners. |
| 19 Nov. 2024 |  | On Tuesday (19 November 2024), Secretary General Mark Rutte marked the 1,000th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine in a video message to the people of Ukraine. “This war must end. Our support for Ukraine will not,” he affirmed, adding that “there can be no peace in Europe without peace for Ukraine”. |
| 13 Nov. 2024 |  |
NATO Secretary General visits Warsaw, commends Poland for defence spending and support to Ukraine NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Wednesday (13 November 2024). Mr Rutte praised Poland’s role as a key security provider on NATO’s eastern flank, highlighting its leadership in defence spending among Allies. |
| 12 Nov. 2024 |  |
NATO Secretary General and President Macron discuss defence production and Ukraine NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and President Emmanuel Macron discussed on Thursday (12 November) the need to step up support for Ukraine, ramp up defence production and boost transatlantic defence industrial cooperation. |
| 08 Nov. 2024 |  |
Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Ukraine associate themselves with this statement |
| 28 Oct. 2024 |  | Following a briefing from senior South Korean officials to the North Atlantic Council, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivered a public statement on the deployment of DPRK troops to Russia. |
| 21 Oct. 2024 |  |
NATO Acting Deputy Secretary General in Riga: “The future of Ukraine is in NATO” Speaking at the Riga Conference in Latvia on Saturday (19 October 2024), NATO Acting Deputy Secretary General, Ambassador Boris Ruge, underlined the importance of Ukraine prevailing in its fight to retain its sovereignty and independence in the face of Russian aggression. Ambassador Ruge emphasised that, “Ukraine is on an irreversible path to membership, so it is not up for debate whether Ukraine will be a member of NATO.” He also stressed, “support to Ukraine is not charity, it’s about our strategic interests.” |