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NATO leaders call on Russia to stop “senseless war” NATO leaders meeting virtually today (25 February 2022) called on Russia “to stop this senseless war, immediately cease its assault, withdraw all its forces from Ukraine, and turn back to the path of dialogue and turn away from aggression,” said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO Defence Ministers “met to address Russia’s continued military build-up in and around Ukraine,” on the first day of NATO Defence Ministers’ meetings in Brussels.

Ministers of Foreign Affairs met on 30 November - 1 December 2021. in Riga. Ministers discussed the Alliance's next Strategic Concept, Russia's military buildup near Ukraine, lessons learned from the Alliance's engagement in Afghanistan. On the second day of the meeting Ministers exchanged viewed with Mr. Zalkaliani, Foreign Minister of Georgia and Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Minister of Ukraine on the security of the region. At their closing meeting Ministers met with Josep Borrell EU HR/VP and NATO's closest partners, Finland and Sweden.

The peace and security of the Western Balkans is of primary importance for both Hungary and NATO - underlined Minister Tibor Benkő during NATO Defence Ministers' meeting on 21-21 October, 2021.