On 1 October, former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte officially took over as NATO Secretary General. He received the “symbol of authority” from his predecessor Jens Stoltenberg – a ceremonial hammer gifted to the Alliance by Iceland back in 1963. NATO…
Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg believes that a scenario in which Ukraine becomes a member of the Alliance while some of its territories are occupied is possible.
Source: European Pravda citing his interview with the Financial Times
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Lithuanian border guards refused to let the cars of the Moscow-Kaliningrad transit train pass, which had the letter “Z” painted on them and the inscription “Vilnius is a city of Russia”.
Source: Lithuanian Border Guard Service; Delfi, Baltic states new…
Ukraine will have the second-strongest military in NATO on the European continent once it joins the alliance, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze said on Oct. 1.Speaking at a panel discussion at the Warsaw Security Forum attended by the Kyiv Independe…
Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed President of Belarus, has claimed that he “does not understand” why Ukraine is disseminating “fake news” regarding Belarus’ plan to take control of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The Belarusian leader…
Jens Stoltenberg, who will soon leave the position of the NATO Secretary General, has explained that NATO member states should decide whether to invite Ukraine to the Alliance while a part of its territory is occupied.
Source: Stoltenberg in an intervi…
A military aid package that includes ammunition, computers, and logistical supplies will arrive in Ukraine this week, the Lithuanian government announced on Sept. 28. Lithuania has emerged as one of Kyiv’s staunchest supporters amid Russia’s full-scale…
The heads of the EU affairs committees of Poland and the Baltic nations have made a joint statement urging the EU to stop importing liquefied natural gas from Russia as soon as feasible.
Source: Postimees, as reported by European Pravda
Quote: “B…
Andrii Sybiha, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, has suggested signing a bilateral security agreement with Slovakia at a meeting with Prime Minister Robert Fico and Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár in Bratislava.
Source: Sybiha at a press conference…
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis visited the defensive lines of Ukraine on the border with Belarus.
Source: Landsbergis on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda
Details: Ukraine’s Operational Command Pivnich (North) reported tha…