The North Atlantic Council will convene for an emergency meeting on January 7.
In the background the build-up of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation near the Ukrainian borders, NATO foreign ministers will gather for an extraordinary meeting.
This is stated in a NATO press release published on January 4.
” An extraordinary virtual meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of foreign ministers will be held in the format of a video teleconference on Friday, January 7, 2022. NATO foreign ministers will discuss the buildup of Russia's military power in and around Ukraine and the security of Europe as a whole, “the official says. message.
It is noted that the meeting will take place on Friday, January 7, at 14.00 under the leadership of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg . A briefing is scheduled after the meeting.
A table to note, Stoltenberg confirmed that the NATO-Russia Council meeting will take place on 12 January. Prior to that, on January 10, 2022, the United States of America and the Russian Federation will hold talks on arms control and the situation in Ukraine. The next day, January 11, talks between representatives of Russia and the OSCE will take place.
Let us remind you that the former secretary general of the North Atlantic Alliance Anders Fogh Rasmussen reminded NATO members that “the time has come to fulfill the promises” and to finally accept Ukraine and Georgia in its composition. Ukraine and Georgia were promised a place in NATO in 2008.
