On Wednesday (11 September 2024), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed the Fourth Summit of the International Crimea Platform. In his video, he described how the decisions taken at NATO’s Washington Summit would “make Ukraine stronger, save lives and help Ukraine prevail.” NATO Allies are providing critical military support, withContinue Reading
Photo: Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram visited Nammo at Raufoss in January 2024: The government supports the collaboration and has contributed funds to enable Nammo to transfer technology and expertise to a Ukrainian partner. The initiative is funded through the Nansen Programme. (Photo by:Continue Reading
On Thursday (11 July 2024), Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wrapped up NATO’s 75th Anniversary Summit in Washington, D.C. At the Summit, Allies made decisions to further strengthen deterrence and defence, bolster long-term support to Ukraine and deepen global partnerships. In the morning, Allied leaders met with leaders from Australia, Japan,Continue Reading
Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Finnish President Alexander Stubb to NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (10 April 2024), just days after Finland celebrated the first anniversary of its accession to the Alliance. The Secretary-General praised Helsinki’s many contributions to NATO, saying “Finland takes security and defence seriously”. “You have long made defenceContinue Reading
Photo: Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide and Transport Minister Jon-Ivar Nygård together with the Ukrainian train drivers and maintenance personnel who will now receive training in the train type. Two years have passed since Russia’s full scale invation of Ukraine. As a part of Norway’s contribution to keep the economyContinue Reading
Jens Stoltenberg: Today, we mark two years since Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine. Starting the biggest war in Europe since World War Two. Let me begin by honouring all those brave Ukrainians who have fallen or been wounded in defence of their homeland. The situation on the battlefield remains extremelyContinue Reading
The Norwegian government has decided to permit direct sales of weapons and defence-related products from the Norwegian defence industry to the defence authorities in Ukraine. This policy change will enter into force on January 1 2024. Russia’s war of aggression threatens Ukraine as a state and nation. Only a fewContinue Reading
The NATO Invitee associates itself with this Statement The NATO-Ukraine Council (NUC) met today for the first time at the level of Foreign Ministers, as Russia continues its brutal war of aggression, to act together to further deepen the NATO-Ukraine relationship. Allies remain steadfast in their commitment to further stepContinue Reading
The Ukrainian military reported an advance in southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, indicating its forces had crossed the Dnirpro River in southern Kherson Oblast on Oct. 19. The commander of the Tavria Group fighting on the southern front lines, General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, reported Ukrainian forces had achieved partial success southwest of VerboveContinue Reading
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Kyiv on Thursday (28 September 2023), underscoring NATO’s powerful support for Ukraine in talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government. Calling Kyiv “a city with a special place in the hearts of the free world,” Mr Stoltenberg paid tribute to President Zelenskyy’s leadership andContinue Reading