NATO Defense Ministers agreed to continue providing significant support to Ukraine, including with military supplies, financial help, and humanitarian aid, said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg following the extraordinary meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels, Belgium.

“President Putin must stop the war. Immediately. Withdraw his forces. Now. And engage in diplomacy. In good faith. NATO is responding to this crisis with speed and unity,” Jens Stoltenberg said.

According to Jens Stoltenberg, NATO will not tolerate any attack on Allied sovereignty or territorial integrity.

“We have already activated our defence plans to shield the Alliance. Increased our readiness. And deployed troops from both sides of the Atlantic. There are now hundreds of thousands of forces at heightened alert across the Alliance. One hundred thousand US troops in Europe. And around 40,000 troops under direct NATO command, mostly in the eastern part of the Alliance. Backed by major air and naval power. As well as air defences. But we face a new reality for our security. So, we must reset our collective defence and deterrence for the longer term,” he said.

NATO Secretary-General stressed that “at this critical moment for our security, unity between North America and Europe in NATO is more important than ever.”