In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg promised to "sustain and step up" support.
Top American government representatives met with outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House to discuss subjects for the next alliance summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
At the Vilnius summit, Stoltenberg, who will leave his position as secretary-general in September, promised that NATO will seek "to sustain and step up support for Ukraine" and "further strengthen our deterrence on defence."
The necessity to convey a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has supported his nation's full-scale invasion of Ukraine since it began in February 2022, was also emphasised by him.
As he sat opposite from US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, Stoltenberg declared, "It was an attack on free people everywhere, not just on Ukraine. It was an attack on our fundamental values."
Therefore, President Putin must avoid winning this conflict since doing so would not only be tragic for the Ukrainian people but also perilous for everyone. It will send a message to autocratic authorities everywhere, including in China, that they can accomplish what they want by using military force.
A deeper relationship with nations in the Indo-Pacific region is one of the summit's additional goals, which is scheduled for July 11 and 12 in Vilnius.
In his remarks on Tuesday, Stoltenberg also stated that he will encourage NATO members to adhere to a 2006 commitment to provide 2% of their GDPs to military expenditure, something many of the 31 member countries have since failed to accomplish.
According to Stoltenberg, "I expect allies to agree that two percent of GDP should be the minimum amount we should all invest in our collective security and defence."
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