It’s a huge honor for the United States and President Biden to host this historic summit in Washington, just down the road from the site where the original 12 NATO allies signed the North Atlantic Treaty 75 years ago, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
While NATO plans to implement more coordinated efforts to support Ukraine, the U.S.-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group will continue its own efforts to orchestrate worldwide support to the nation.
NATO nations have a long history of working together to increase deterrence and enhance interoperability, and they must build on that experience to draw closer, senior leaders said.
For 75 years, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has been a force for peace that stared down the Soviet Union, and now stands ready to defend all NATO territory from Russian aggression.
President Joe Biden will host leaders of the NATO member nations in Washington this week, as the alliance celebrates its 75th anniversary in the city where the original treaty was signed.
The Russian attack in Ukraine that hit a Kyiv children’s hospital highlights the need to continue to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin and get support to Ukraine, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon ahead of this week’s summit marking the 75th anniversary of the alliance.
There will be a meeting of the NATO Ukraine Council during a summit marking the 75th anniversary of the NATO alliance, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said.
