Series of summits in Brussels. NATO is reacting to the Russian invasion of Ukraine with additional combat units, while the G7 countries are threatening Moscow with further sanctions.
Due to the Russian attack on Ukraine, NATO strengthens its combat units in the eastern countries that are members of the alliance. According to the final statement, new military units will be sent to Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia at the special summit in Brussels. So far there are such units in Poland and in the three Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
According to NATO, these are “war-ready units” whose aim NATO will avoid the spread of war is to intimidate Russia. The multinational units are made up of soldiers from different member states, an element with which NATO will “make it clear that an attack on one ally will be considered an attack on the entire alliance.”
Stoltenberg demands clear positioning from China
NATO urges China to take a clear stand against Russia’s attack on Ukraine. “We urge China to join the rest of the world in clearly condemning the Russian occupation of Ukraine and to offer no political support,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said at a special summit. NATO in Brussels. Of course, this includes not providing material support for the occupation of Ukraine.
Jens Stoltenberg
Due to the war in Ukraine Stoltenberg will remain in office for another year longer than planned.
G7 increases pressure on Russia
The group of seven most important industrialized western countries (G7) threatened Russia with further sanctions and will isolate it even more.
G7 meeting
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed that the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine is a precondition for finding a diplomatic solution. At the same time the G7 group warned Russia against the use of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
Joe Biden
To demonstrate the tough stance of Western countries towards Russia in the series of summits held in Brussels, US President Joe Biden also came to attend./DW
