NATO News

NATO ships are currently undertaking a scheduled deployment to the Baltic Sea, in order to ensure continued maritime situational awareness. This is another example of Allied unity of efforts for the protection and defence of all Allies.

From 20 to 21 January 2022, the NATO Defence College’s Academic Advisory Board (AAB) convened in Rome for its 51st annual meeting. The AAB is headed by the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, and advises the Commandant of the NATO Defense College (NDC) on ways to further improve its activities, links and outreach programmes.

On Monday, 24 January 2022, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Mircea Geoană will meet with Mr. Nicu Popescu, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.

On Thursday, 20 January 2022, the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Mircea Geoană will meet with Ms. Olga Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.

On Monday, 24 January 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Mr. Pekka Haavisto, and Sweden, Ms. Ann Linde.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked German chancellor Olaf Scholz for his strong personal commitment to NATO and Germany’s leading role in the Alliance during a visit to Berlin on Tuesday (18 January 2022).

Denmark is preparing four of its F-16 fighter jets for a new deployment to Lithuania in support of NATO's enhanced Air Policing mission in the Baltic States.

On 4-5 January 2022, a group of students and faculty members from the International Relations and Security Studies Graduate Programme of the Sultan Qaboos University of Oman visited NATO Headquarters for a two-day seminar in the framework of NATO’s public diplomacy efforts.

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) and Ukraine signed on 17 January 2022 a renewed Memorandum of Agreement to continue their work together on technology-related projects.

On Tuesday, 18 January 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will travel to Berlin, Germany.

On Monday 17 January 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will meet with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Mr. David Zalkaliani, at NATO Headquarters.

I strongly condemn the cyber attacks on the Ukrainian Government.

On 13 January 2022, the NATO Chiefs of Defence started their second day of meetings with a dialogue with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who laid out his priorities and perspectives on the security situation.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the President of Estonia, Alar Karis, to NATO headquarters on Thursday (13 January 2022).

On 12 and 13 January, the 30 Allied Chiefs of Defence will meet virtually for the first of their scheduled meetings in this format in 2022. The first day of sessions focused on Military Strategic Thinking as well as military requirements and capabilities.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joined EU Defence Ministers in Brest, France on Wednesday evening (12 January 2022) to discuss security issues, in particular Russia's continued military build-up in and around Ukraine.

The NATO-Russia Council, which brings together all 30 NATO Allies and Russia, met in Brussels on Wednesday (12 January 2022) to discuss the situation in and around Ukraine, and the implications for European security.

On Wednesday, 12 January 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will attend the informal meeting of the European Union’s Ministers of Defence in Brest, France.

On Thursday, 13 January 2022, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive the President of Estonia, Mr. Alar Karis.

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Olga Stefanishyna, to NATO Headquarters on Monday (10 January 2022) for a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, focused on Russia’s continued military build-up.