NATO Extraordinary Summit Virtual 2022 2022 NATO virtual summit | |
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Host country | Virtual Summit |
Date | 25 February 2022 |
Follows | 2021 Brussels summit |
Precedes | 2022 Brussels extraordinary summit |
Website | www |
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]
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]
References
- ^ "Extraordinary virtual summit of NATO Heads of State and Government". NATO. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Reuters (25 February 2022). "NATO deploys response force for first time in 'context of collective defense' of Ukraine: Stoltenberg". National Post. Retrieved 12 April 2022.