German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said there was a glimmer of hope, though “no certainty,” that the Russian president would shy away from crossing ...
“That’s why we are asking the international community to interfere not just with diplomatic means, but with particular military support and financial support.” During that meeting, Russia’s foreign affairs ministry warned that Helsinki’s accession to NATO would end in “serious military and political repercussions.” But Russia has so far employed only a third of its ready forces, and leaders are bracing for the fighting to intensify and Kyiv to be overrun in the coming days. “The United States, Canada and European allies have deployed thousands of more troops to the eastern part of the alliance,” he said. “We have over 100 jets at high alert operating in over 30 different locations, and over 120 ships from the High North to the Mediterranean, including three strike carrier groups.” After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, that may be poised to change.
NATO chief Stoltenberg says alliance is also beefing up arms support to Kyiv and reinforcing defences on allied areas.
Some of NATO’s 30 member countries are supplying arms, ammunition and other equipment to Ukraine, but NATO as an organisation is not. “We will make all deployments necessary to ensure strong and credible deterrence and defense across the alliance, now and in the future.” We are now deploying the NATO response force for the first time in the context of collective defence,” he said.
Russia has shattered peace in Europe. The people of Ukraine are fighting for their freedom in the face of Russia's unprovoked invasion. We deplore the tragic ...
That was the message from the NATO leaders in the Summit today, is that we are there to protect and defend all Allies. NATO is the strongest military Alliance in the world. NATO Secretary General: Well, some of these forces are already operating, because we have sea and air forces, which are also already part of the NATO maritime forces operating from the Barents Sea down to the Mediterranean. Some are air forces, the air component of the NATO Response Force. And then some of the land forces are… First, you are a statistician and so far with regard the risk, you have already evaluate the risk and the threat against NATO coming from Russia. Particularly you foresee the playbook of Russia. And so, my first question is, what is the risk that this conflict spread? They are close to this, the fighting in Ukraine. And they also border Russia. And they have seen not only the military build-up and the ongoing war in Ukraine, but also seen the very threatening rhetoric. So what we have, what we see is that Russia shows no respect for the NATO-Russia Founding Act. And, of course, if you have a Founding Act between two partners, NATO and Russia, and one part doesn't respect that agreement, the agreement doesn't work. The NATO-Russia Founding Act is based on some core principles enshrined in the Founding Act. And that is the respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty of all countries, including, of course, Ukraine. And this has been violated not once, but twice. And also what has changed in your calculation about the threat to NATO territory that has led Allies to make the decision to deploy this for the first time in history, for the purposes of collective defence? And that's reason why we so clearly send the message that we are there to protect all Allies and every inch of NATO territory. Both the protection of our cyber networks but also providing support to Ukraine. And we are very focused on the need for de-confliction. NATO Secretary General: So NATO Allies continue to provide support to Ukraine. And it was actually at the meeting today, at the NATO Summit with EU and Finland and Sweden, Allies announced and also informed all the Allies about the type of weapons, the type of support. And this is the most serious security crisis we have faced in Europe for decades. NATO Allies expressed at the Summit today that they provide support to Ukraine. They are ready to continue to provide support to Ukraine. Military support, financial support, humanitarian support.
The alliance's 30 member countries had an emergency meeting on Friday to consider next steps regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
World leaders attended an emergency virtual NATO summit Friday morning following the invocation of Article 4. Wolters activated the force Friday, though troops have not yet been deployed and remain on standby. Honestly, I don't see any," Zelensky said, according to CNN. "Who is ready to give Ukraine a guarantee of joining NATO? Honestly, everyone is afraid." Discussions within the alliance then focus on whether the threat exists and how to counter it. Article 4 starts formal communications on behalf of the threatened member. The body now consists of two countries in North America and 28 European countries, including several former Soviet nations.
Countries who wish to join NATO need to meet “certain political, economic, and military goals.” In 1995, the Alliance published requirements that countries ...
“There’s a lot of criteria for NATO membership. “But that’s all water over the dam.” “And NATO was helping them meet those targets. NATO says it has an “open door policy” for members to join. “So the basic point is that it is Ukraine’s choice. Here’s what experts, NATO say
U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts have agreed to send thousands of troops backed by air and naval support to help protect allies in Europe ...
“We will make all deployments necessary to ensure strong and credible deterrence and defense across the alliance, now and in the future.” “We are fighting for the whole democratic world here. Parts of a spearhead unit known in NATO jargon as the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force, which is currently led by France, will also be sent. It was not immediately clear whether those troops were part of the NRF deployment. It’s the first time the force has been used to defend NATO allies. We speak about air and maritime capabilities.”
Forces not being sent to Ukraine itself to avoid 'existential' war with Russia, say UK ministers.
Heappey also revealed that a total of 1,000 UK troops were on standby to support Ukraine’s neighbours with refugee responses. Putin didn’t need to do this, he didn’t need to occupy a sovereign country. None of the reasons why he would do that stack up. The Royal Welsh battlegroup will be arriving in the country to double force levels. “No one should be fooled by the Russian government’s barrage of lies,” the leaders said in a joint statement. We deplore the tragic loss of life, enormous human suffering and destruction.”