2022_NATO_virtual_summit

2022 NATO virtual summit

2022 NATO virtual summit

2022 NATO extraordinary summit meeting conducted virtually

The 2022 NATO virtual summit was a meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of NATO held virtually, on 25 February 2022.[1] The meeting took place at the request of the Latvian and Estonian governments, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which had begun a day earlier.[2] The request was pursuant to Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which requires consultations when "the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the parties is threatened."[2]

Quick Facts NATO Extraordinary Summit Virtual 2022, Host country ...

At the summit, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that the alliance would be deploying extra land, sea and air units to member states in Eastern Europe from the NATO Response Force.[2][3] This was the first time the response force had been deployed for collective defence.[3][4]

Leaders of Member States participating in the videoconference

References

  1. [1]
    "Extraordinary virtual summit of NATO Heads of State and Government". NATO. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    Brewster, Murray (25 February 2022). "NATO sending part of response force to shore up European allies threatened by invasion of Ukraine". CBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the extraordinary virtual summit of NATO Heads of State and Government". NATO. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. [4]
    "NATO deploys response force for first time in 'context of collective defense' of Ukraine: Stoltenberg". National Post. Reuters. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.


Stub icon

This article about foreign relations is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2022_NATO_virtual_summit, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.