Jens Stoltenberg

Day 692 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

DAVOS - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is on a list of around thirty political leaders from around the world who will attend the upcoming World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos.

The forum will be attended by more than 300 participants, including Pristina's PM Albin Kurti, whose name is asterisked and footnoted.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he has told President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that "the time has come" to let Sweden become a member of the military alliance.

Türkiye and Hungary are the only NATO countries that have not yet formally approved Sweden's accession bid.

Just to recall, Finland accused Russia of deliberately sending migrants to its borders, which is why the authorities in Helsinki decided to close all border crossings with Russia, except for one "Raja Jooseppi".

The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, announced that the Russian Air Defense Forces had destroyed a drone launched by Ukrainian forces towards the Russian capital.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the foreign ministers of the Alliance members reiterated their determination to support Ukraine on its way to the Alliance, as well as its defense in the war with Russia.

Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is the clear front-runner to become NATO's next chief, even though a shock far-right win at elections in his homeland risks tarnishing his legacy.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is visiting Brussels to attend the NATO foreign ministerial meetings and hold talks with allies on regional and international issues, including the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, as well as on the alliance's prospected expansion with Sweden.

The focus of the meeting will be the Russian war against Ukraine and the war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, said before the meeting that the heads of diplomacy of the member countries will discuss the possibility of a permanent increase in the number of members of the KFOR mission in Kosovo.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine will join the military alliance after the war.
He said that at the meeting of foreign ministers of NATO member states this week, the Alliance will confirm its long-term support to Ukraine.

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who has recently visited the Western Balkans, said on Monday NATO would "do what is necessary to maintain stability" in the region.