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Stoltenberg, Austin Speaking Ahead Of Defence Ministers Meeting

NATO

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III are speaking in Brussels ahead of today's extraordinary meeting of NATO defense ministers.

  • Stoltenberg confirms that a leaders' summit will take place in Brussels next week, with US President Joe Biden in attendance.
  • Livestream: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/events_67375.htm
  • Comes with hopes for progress in talks between Russia and Ukraine, with some positive rhetoric from Russian Foreign Sec Lavrov this morning.
  • Stoltenberg says todays meeting will also focus on long term implications of the conflict.

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