Jens Stoltenberg

President Joe Biden met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on Tuesday and praised the authoritarian Turkish leader for having the “courage” to stop blocking Sweden from joining the alliance.

Turkey has officially backed the NATO membership bid of Sweden in exchange for the Nordic nation’s support of Islamic country joining the EU.

NATO will make binding commitments to aid Ukraine but won’t commit to admitting it as a member until Russia has been defeated, it is claimed. 

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday introduced a new condition for approving Sweden’s membership in NATO, calling on European countries to “open the way” for Turkey to join the European Union. The surprise announcement by

NATO allies and partners have sent Ukraine some 1,550 armoured vehicles and 230 tanks to form new heavy battlefield formations in a little over 12 months, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, promising more to come as part of  a “multi-year programme of support.”

Hungarian Prime minister Viktor Orbán shot down claims from NATO cheif Jens Stoltenberg that “all members” agreed on allowing Ukraine to join the alliance.

Ukraine’s future is in the “Euro-Atlantic family” says the head of NATO, revealing every member now agrees the country will join.

Finland’s President will attend a ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Belgium today to mark the 12th new member this century. 

NATO cheif Jens Stoltenberg said the West should prepare for supporting Ukraine’s military efforts against Russia for the long-haul.

Only seven of the thirty members met the two per cent of GDP military spending floor according to a NATO annual report.

Finland’s Parliament gave final approval to the bid to join NATO, with lawmakers signing off on membership and the required legislation.

Ukraine’s long-standing pleas for NATO membership received an affirmative response Tuesday with the promise of it joining “in the long term” sure to infuriate Moscow.

(AFP) – China called Friday for urgent peace talks as it released its plan to end the war in Ukraine, but several Western powers rebuffed the proposals while warning against Beijing’s closening ties to Moscow.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Ukraine is using up ammunition far faster than its allies can provide it.

The Chinese Communist Party, through its foreign ministry and state media outlets, sternly condemned NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg for seeking friendly ties with China’s neighbors, fuming in particular over a potential “devilish deal” with Japan.

North Korean state media on Monday denounced NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s visit to South Korea as a “prelude to confrontation and war.” During his visit, Stoltenberg urged South Korea to “step up to the specific issue of military support” for Ukraine.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky used the pulpit provided by the World Economic Forum (WEF) gathering in Davos on Thursday to complain about not obtaining enough main battle tanks from some Western countries to help turn back Russian forces.

NATO’s Secretary-General has expressed a fear that the alliance may be dragged into an armed conflict this winter with Russia, and stated that the alliance’s most important task is to prevent war in Europe.

A full-blown “major war” between Russia and the West could possibly break out over Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned.

Too much is never enough, NATO ministers were told in Romania on Tuesday, as they met to drum up more support for Ukraine, including a direct U.S. call for increased deliveries of electrical components for the war-torn country’s devastated power transmission network.

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers will lead fighter jets from Belgium, Germany, and 12 other countries across Europe’s skies on nuclear exercises Monday, amid reports Russia had increased the number of strategic bombers close to its border with NATO-member state Norway.

NATO members must lift supplies of lethal arms to Ukraine immediately, including advanced air defense systems, artillery, ammunition, armored vehicles, and anti-tank weapons. That was the message from Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the pact’s two-day ministerial meeting in Brussels that begins Wednesday.

Having been unceremoniously told to leave his position as Prime Minister, rumours are now circulating that Boris Johnson could be the next head of NATO.

Turkey agreed Tuesday to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland’s application to join NATO, triggered by the war in Ukraine.

The incoming commander of the British Army has told his troops to prepare to fight a land war in Europe, citing Russia as a significant threat to peace on the continent.

Stoltenberg said he had a “constructive phone call” with Erdogan, calling Turkey a “valued ally” despite its hostile actions against Greece and ongoing occupation of much of Cyprus.

NATO envoys failed to reach a consensus on Wednesday about starting membership talks with Finland and Sweden, as Turkey raised objections.

NATO Director General Jens Stoltenberg has stated that the alliance would guarantee the security of Sweden if the country decides to apply to join the alliance, with an increased military presence in the Baltic sea. NATO Chief Stoltenberg assured Swedes that

China’s state-run Global Times on Friday slammed NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg for criticizing China’s support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of being the most “active participant” in the “race to be anti-Russian”.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has stated that countries like Sweden and Finland could be fast-tracked for membership.

The White House has previewed what lies ahead for President Joe Biden when he departs for Europe on Wednesday. It said meetings, summits, talks, and one-to-one diplomacy will feature in a hastily arranged visit framed against Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Russia’s use of chemical weapons in Ukraine would be a “blatant and brutal violation of international law.”

President Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed NATO as “weak” for refusing to enforce a no-fly zone in Ukraine, saying it will bear responsibility for future Ukrainian deaths.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday repeated his plea for NATO to enforce a no-fly zone to protect his increasingly beleaguered country after claiming Russia attacked Europe’s largest nuclear plant.

The United Kingdom will not send soldiers to wage war upon Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.