In Brussels, a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers begins on Wednesday, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Washington Treaty. The topics of discussion will include the war in Ukraine and the issue of the next Secretary-General.
Poland will be represented by Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski. He and his NATO counterparts are also to discuss preparations for the Alliance’s upcoming summit in Washington in July and the issue of the successor to the current NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg.
They will also welcome Sweden, the 32nd member, which joined the Alliance on March 7th. The meeting will also be an opportunity to discuss Stoltenberg’s proposal to establish a special fund for Ukraine in the amount of USD 100 billion.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will participate in the meeting, having arrived in Brussels from Paris. During his visit to the French capital, Blinken met with President Emmanuel Macron and Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu. He emphasized that Ukraine is at a “critical moment,” and the delivery of weapons is “absolutely essential.”
Meanwhile, at a press briefing in Brussels on Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith said that the U.S. does not support either Ukraine attacking targets in Russian territory or the idea of sending Western soldiers “into the battlefield” in Ukraine. The possibility of sending ground troops to Ukraine had not been ruled out earlier by President Macron.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will attend a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council on Thursday. There are also plans for a meeting with partners from the Indo-Pacific region: Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea, dedicated to common security challenges.
On that day, ministers will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty. The ceremony will include speeches by Stoltenberg and some ministers, including Sikorski.
To mark the anniversary of the signing of the founding document of NATO on April 4, 1949, the original North Atlantic Treaty, also known as the Washington Treaty, was brought to Brussels from Washington. It will be on display at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, the document will return to Washington.
They will also welcome Sweden, the 32nd member, which joined the Alliance on March 7th. The meeting will also be an opportunity to discuss Stoltenberg’s proposal to establish a special fund for Ukraine in the amount of USD 100 billion.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will participate in the meeting, having arrived in Brussels from Paris. During his visit to the French capital, Blinken met with President Emmanuel Macron and Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu. He emphasized that Ukraine is at a “critical moment,” and the delivery of weapons is “absolutely essential.”
Meanwhile, at a press briefing in Brussels on Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith said that the U.S. does not support either Ukraine attacking targets in Russian territory or the idea of sending Western soldiers “into the battlefield” in Ukraine. The possibility of sending ground troops to Ukraine had not been ruled out earlier by President Macron.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will attend a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council on Thursday. There are also plans for a meeting with partners from the Indo-Pacific region: Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea, dedicated to common security challenges.
On that day, ministers will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty. The ceremony will include speeches by Stoltenberg and some ministers, including Sikorski.
To mark the anniversary of the signing of the founding document of NATO on April 4, 1949, the original North Atlantic Treaty, also known as the Washington Treaty, was brought to Brussels from Washington. It will be on display at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, the document will return to Washington.
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