On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed continuing to provide support to Ukraine.
According to a statement issued by the US State Department, Secretary Blinken “spoke by phone with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, prior to the meeting of NATO foreign ministers on November 29-30 in Bucharest, Romania.”
“Blinken and Stoltenberg discussed the priorities of the meeting, including continuing support for Ukraine, strengthening deterrence and defense in the alliance, and enhancing flexibility,” the statement added.
He added that both officials “also expressed their continued support for Finland and Sweden’s accession process to NATO.”
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It is noteworthy that on May 18, Sweden and Finland submitted an official request to join NATO, after the Russian war against Ukraine accelerated the decision to proceed with this path.