Collective defence (Article 5)
Update 37: Russia's war with Ukraine
In the last few months, the Russian army has suffered a series of reversals and Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded with a mass mobilisation of soldiers and attacks on core Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
NATO Parliamentary Assembly labels Russia a ‘terrorist state’
On 21 November the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA), which is institutionally separate from NATO, unanimously voted to adopt a resolution recognising Russia as a “terrorist state”.
Update 36: Russia's war with Ukraine
Since the Ukrainian attack on the Kerch Strait bridge in October, Moscow has showed itself determined to demolish Ukrainian society with air attacks on civilians and their infrastructure.
COP27, NATO and the war in Ukraine
Editor’s Note: In a major breakthrough at the COP27 UN Climate Summit, rich countries agreed to establish a loss and damage fund to help the Global South deal with the worst effects of the climate catastrophe, but delegates failed to agree any steps to phase out fossil fuels.
Update 35: Russia's war with Ukraine
Ukrainian officials this week were working to restore power nationwide after some of the heaviest bombardment of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure in the war to date.
Update 34: Russia's war with Ukraine
Ukrainian forces recaptured the southern city of Kherson, just north of Crimea, after Russia confirmed its withdrawal from the city on 11 November.