Jens Stoltenberg
Diplomacy
NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg Accused of Being “Erdogan’s Ambassador”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was accused by Greece's opposition on Tuesday of acting like "Erdogan's Ambassador" to the Alliance.
PASOK-Movement for Change leader Nikos Androulakis criticized Stoltenberg for his statements on Turkey's provocations against Greece and the objections he...
Europe
NATO Chief Says Turkey’s Concerns on Finland, Sweden are Legitimate
NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday that the concerns expressed by Turkey on the accession of Finland and Sweden to the alliance are legitimate.
Speaking alongside Finnish President Niinistö, the Secretary General said that Ankara has "legitimate concerns....
Europe
NATO Boosts Russia Flank with Four New Battle Groups
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday the Western alliance will deploy four new battle groups across Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia as part of its response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
NATO already has battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,...
Diplomacy
NATO Chief Tells Putin to “Stop This War” as Military Alliance Strengthens
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to “immediately” stop the war in Ukraine, adding that efforts to undermine the alliance had failed.
“President Putin must stop this war immediately (and) engage in diplomacy in...
Europe
No Guarantee There Will Be No Conflict With NATO, Russia Says
A senior official in Russia's government warned that military support given to Ukraine from countries that are part of NATO threatened to bring about conflict with the US and its allies in Europe after the invasion of Ukraine.
On Monday,...
Europe
Zelensky: The Man who Woke Up NATO
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has revived the common purposes of NATO and the EU, as the two alliances seemed to be unresponsive to Vladimir Putin's threats
Europe
World Leaders React to “Unprovoked, Evil” Russian Attack on Ukraine
Global leaders, including US President Joe Biden, have promised that "the world will hold Russia accountable" for its "unprovoked and unjustified attack" on Ukraine, after Russian President Vladimir Putin's Thursday morning press conference.
"President Putin has chosen a path of...
Europe
Russia Claims More Troops Withdrawn from Ukraine’s Border
Russia’s Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that additional troops are leaving Crimea near the border with Ukraine, having completed military drills.
It follows yesterday’s claim that some of its troops massed on the Ukrainian border were pulling back.
"Units of...
Diplomacy
Turkey to Conduct Military Exercises on Greek National Holiday, Breaking NATO Agreement
Just hours after an agreement to cancel military activities planned on each country's respective national holidays, Turkey announced that it would go ahead with planned military exercises scheduled on Greece's OXI Day.
This announcement breaks the moratorium announced by NATO...
Diplomacy
Turkey's Behavior is a Challenge to NATO and All Europe, Greek PM Says
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis told visiting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday that Turkey's actions "threaten the peace, stability and cohesion of NATO itself."
"We discussed everything that has happened in recent months in the Eastern Mediterranean," Mitsotakis said...