Speaking at the Reuters Next conference on Wednesday (1 December 2021), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg shared his views on the current security situation following a two-day meeting of Foreign Ministers in Riga.
On Russia’s build-up near Ukraine, the Secretary General stressed that ”we all made it very clear that there will be a high price to pay” for any further Russian aggression against Ukraine. On NATO’s presence in the Black Sea, Mr Stoltenberg emphasized that ”NATO is a defensive Alliance, NATO is operating in international waters and everything we do is in line with our international obligations and we are transparent”. On Belarus’ hybrid campaign against Allies, the Secretary General said that ”NATO and the EU are working very closely on addressing the unacceptable behavior of the Lukashenko regime.”
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