Jens Stoltenberg

NATO, Russia discussed pulling forces to 1997 borders before 2022 Ukraine invasion

In late 2021, NATO and Russian officials discussed a buffer zone along Russia’s borders and withdrawing Allied forces to positions held in 1997, Estonian outlet The Baltic Sentinel reported March 29.

3 April, 11:24 PM

NATO should have armed Ukraine in 2014—Stoltenberg

The West’s “big mistake” was not providing sufficient weapons and training to Ukraine from 2014 to 2022, former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with German broadcaster DW on Feb. 15.

16 February, 08:44 PM

Stoltenberg: Timely aid might have prevented war in Ukraine

Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg admitted Western aid to Ukraine was "too little and too late," saying stronger early support could have deterred Russia's full-scale invasion, The Sunday Times reported on Nov. 8.

9 November 2025, 04:16 PM

Stoltenberg: Ukraine denied no-fly zone to avoid WWIII

Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg described his 2022 refusal to close Ukraine's skies at President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request as a "painful moment," stating that it would risk triggering World War III, as he wrote in his memoir, The Times reported on Nov. 8.

9 November 2025, 02:45 PM

Appeasing aggressors won’t earn Trump a Nobel Peace Prize – Richard Blumenthal

Appeasement will not bring President Donald Trump closer to a Nobel Peace Prize, adding that coddling a bloodthirsty killer has yet to produce peace in our time, Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal said on X on Aug. 20.

20 August 2025, 12:11 PM

Mark Rutte asked China India Brazil to pressure Putin to stop war to avoid sanctions

Representatives of China, India, and Brazil should call Vladimir Putin and urge him to cease fire to avoid secondary sanctions, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Fox News on July 15.

15 July 2025, 02:00 PM

NATO allies have agreed to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP, positively affecting Ukraine

NATO allies have agreed to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP, a decision that benefits Ukraine, according to the final declaration of the Hague summit, Interfax-Ukraine reports, citing diplomatic sources on June 23.

23 June 2025, 10:48 AM

Ukraine can't accept a frozen conflict in ceasefire talks

Ukraine cannot accept a frozen conflict and needs concrete security guarantees, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 19.

19 December 2024, 06:36 PM

Stoltenberg outlines ‘freezing’ front line as quick war-end option without territorial concessions to Russia

Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg suggested that temporarily ceding occupied Ukrainian territories to Russia could be a viable option for quickly ending the war, emphasizing that this approach could provide Ukraine with security guarantees while allowing for a ceasefire, Tagesschau reported on Dec. 2.

2 December 2024, 12:23 PM

NATO adamant on Ukraine’s right to strike Russia

NATO continues to maintain its position on the use of Western weapons by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia, Acting Deputy Secretary General Boris Ruge said at the Nov. 25 meeting of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Voice of America reported.

26 November 2024, 09:53 AM

Stoltenberg calls NATO's failure to arm Ukraine a ‘mistake’

The failure by NATO to provide military support to Kyiv facilitated Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine, former Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with Der Spiegel published on Oct. 13.

14 October 2024, 10:21 AM

The West should have armed Ukraine better before Russia’s invasion — Stoltenberg

Western countries should have supplied Ukraine with more weapons before Russia's 2022 invasion and especially immediately after the attack began, former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with the Financial Times on Oct. 4.

4 October 2024, 11:51 PM

Ensuring Ukraine's victory key priority, says new NATO Secretary General Rutte

Supporting Ukraine and ensuring its victory will remain a key priority for the new NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, he said during a joint press briefing with outgoing Alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg on Oct. 1.

1 October 2024, 02:40 PM

Mark Rutte officially succeeds Stoltenberg as NATO Secretary General

Fifty-seven-year-old Mark Rutte, the former Dutch Prime Minister, took over as NATO Secretary General on Oct. 1, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg, who held the post for 10 years.

1 October 2024, 08:42 AM

NATO should support Ukraine's peace plan over China's — Stoltenberg

NATO allies should fully support the Ukrainian peace plan rather than the Chinese-Brazilian initiative, outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with Politico on Sept. 30.

1 October 2024, 12:54 AM

New NATO chief Mark Rutte to face multiple challenges in maintaining alliance unity

New NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will need to leverage his coalition-building skills to maintain unity within the alliance amid the Ukraine-Russia war and political uncertainty in Washington, according to a Reuters report published on Sept. 30.

30 September 2024, 04:15 PM

Zelenskyy and Stoltenberg hold talks on NATO invitation in New York

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in New York, Ukrainian leader's statement wrote on Sept. 25.

25 September 2024, 02:17 PM

War will last beyond this autumn — Honor Battalion Commander

Lieutenant Alexander Yabchanka, commander of the Honor Company in the separate mechanized battalion Wolves Da Vinci, stated in an interview with Radio NV that the Russian war against Ukraine will continue not just this autumn but the next as well.

15 September 2024, 04:34 PM

Ukraine’s operation in Kursk Oblast is legitimate and falls under right to self-defense — Stoltenberg

Ukraine’s operation in Russia’s Kursk Oblast is legitimate and falls under Kyiv’s right to self-defense, NATO Secretary-General JensStoltenberg stated in an interview with Welt am Sonntag.

31 August 2024, 10:24 AM

NATO-Ukraine Council to convene in wake of Russian missile attack

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will convene a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council on Aug. 28, at Kyiv’s request due to recent massive Russian missile strikes, NATO spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah announced on Aug. 27.

27 August 2024, 09:49 PM

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