Officials also agreed on details of the Alliance's foreign ministers' meeting in Berlin today and tomorrow, May 14-15.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discusses with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg prepares for the forthcoming NATO Summit on 28 June 30 in Madrid and, in particular, a paper on the Alliance's new Strategic Concept for the next decade. This is stated on the website of the State Department.
They did not miss the topic of Ukraine:
“They expressed regret over the devastating war of President Putin in Ukraine, reaffirmed their support for the Ukrainian people and the territorial integrity of Ukraine, and discussed the importance of supporting NATO's strong deterrence and defense, “the statement said.
Officials also agreed on details of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin today and tomorrow, May 14-15. In March, Stoltenberg and Blinken discussed strengthening NATO's eastern border. At the time, there was a need for a “strong and united transatlantic response” to the Russian government's war against Ukraine.
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Recently the President of Finland announced to Putin that he intends to apply for membership in the defense bloc. For his part, Russia is expected to threaten “Measures in resp
At the same time, the Turkish Foreign Minister noted that most Turkish citizens are against the accession of Sweden and Finland, because the authorities of these Scandinavian countries “support Kurdish extremists.”
It will be recalled that according to some sources, Sweden may apply for NATO membership tomorrow.