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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte17 (MH17) by Russian-backed forces over Eastern Ukraine in 2014 marked a turning point in Mr Rutte’s premiership. It cemented his belief that no country can respond to today’s interconnected security threats alone: we are stronger together. He | Biography |
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte17 (MH17) by Russian-backed forces over Eastern Ukraine in 2014 marked a turning point in Mr Rutte’s premiership. It cemented his belief that no country can respond to today’s interconnected security threats alone: we are stronger together. He | Biography |
Joint doorstep by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and NATO Secretary General Designate Mark Rutte01 Oct. 2024 readiness, more troops in the eastern part of the Alliance. And of course, the fact that we now have gone from three Allies spending 2% of GDP on defence to 23 Allies. And we have added four new members, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Finland and Sweden | Opinion |
Handover remarks in the North Atlantic Council by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg followed by Secretary General Designate Mark Rutte01 Oct. 2024 , with tens of thousands of combat-ready NATO soldiers on our eastern flank. We have gone from thousands to half a million troops on high readiness. And from three to twenty-three Allies spending at least two percent of GDP on defence. And we have | Opinion |
NATO Secretary General in New York: a peaceful Europe needs a stable Ukraine27 Sep. 2024 has been strengthening its defences since Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, including with more battlegroups and high-readiness troops on the eastern flank, and increased defence investments. On partnerships, Mr. Stoltenberg highlighted | News |
Conversation with the NATO Secretary General at the Council on Foreign Relations26 Sep. 2024 defence in a generation. And we have done so triggered by the illegal annexation of Crimea, because we saw that Russia was willing to use military force to not only take Crimea in 2014 but also go into eastern Donbas. So when I came it was obvious that we | Opinion |
Jens Stoltenberg, 2014 - 2024and defence of NATO territory, including by setting up multinational battlegroups along NATO’s eastern flank. This ensured that NATO was able to trigger its defence plans within hours of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The next day | Declassified |
Speech and conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the German Marshall Fund event, Reflections on a Challenging Decade19 Sep. 2024 have strengthened our defences. From having zero to tens of thousands of combat-ready NATO soldiers on our Eastern flank. From thousands to half a million troops on high readiness. And from three to twenty-three Allies spending at least two percent | Opinion |
Joint press conference by the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer and the Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Karel Řehka14 Sep. 2024 and logistic hubs in the eastern part of the Alliance, which will involve around 700 personnel. NATO will take up a greater coordinating role in the support for Ukraine. This marks an investment in our collective future. Ensuring Ukraine support | Opinion |
Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană receives NATO Meritorious Service Medal10 Sep. 2024 . During his tenure as the first NATO Deputy Secretary General from Central and Eastern Europe, Mr Geoană made numerous contributions to NATO. As the Alliance’s “innovation champion” and Chair of NATO’s Innovation Board, he contributed to the creation | News |
