NATO Secretary General doorstep statement at the EU Foreign Affairs Council,19 NOV 2024

1,000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine

NATO Secretary General with the President of Latvia 🇱🇻 Edgars Rinkēvičs,14 NOV 2024

NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Latvbia,led by Canada,with other troops from Albania,Czechia,Iceland,Italy,Montenegro,Poland,Slovakia,Slovenia and Spain.The Battle Group is scaling up to a NATO Multinational Brigade with Denmark and Sweden joining in and bringing the level to 3500 troops.

NATO Secretary General at the European Political Community, 07 NOV 2024

North Korean troops are fighting in Kursk Oblast against the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Military honours for NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte - YouTube - BTB-concept - Federal Chancellery,Berlin - 4 NOV 2024

Military honours were rendered for the inaugural visit of New NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte,a key Ally,to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.The Bundeswehr Staff Music Corps plays under the direction of LTCOL Klauka.The video shows the entry of the guard of honour (German Army);the arrival of the delegations;the arrival of the guest;the anthems (the NATO Hymn and the German national anthem);the reviewing of the troops;and the exit of the guard of honour.

NATO Secretary General at Tapa Army Base, Estonia 🇪🇪, 23 OCT 2024

New NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited President Alex Karis of Estonia at Tapa Army Base,headquarters of NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup Estonia,which is UK-led,with additional troops from France and the US.Estonia has a land border with Russia,so the NATO efp Battlegroup Estonia bolsters deterrence and defence on NATO's Eastern Flank.

NATO Secretary General press conference at Defence Ministers Meeting, 18 OCT 2024 - YouTube

Takeaways:NATO Exercise Steadfast Noon has about another week to go.The NATO Ukraine Command Centre Germany is to be activated this month.It will have about 700 personnel and is located in the Headquarters of U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAE-AF) in Wiesbaden,Germany.The Ukraine Victory Plan was politely listened to without comment.It is possible that Ukraine will be invited to join NATO.Moldova is experiencing hybird warfare waged by Russia to derail its sovereignty,and NATO is doing all it can to build up Moldova's defence capability.

NATO Secretary General - Doorstep statement at Defence Ministers Meeting,17 OCT 2024

Takeaways:NATO will not relent in its support for Ukraine.Perhaps Ukraine will be invited to join NATO.Work continues to implement the decisions made in Washington.For the first time,NATO has invited the Indo-Pacific defence ministers to attend.NATO doesn't have a direct role in the Middle East.

NATO Secretary General with the Prime Minister of Latvia 🇱🇻 Evika Siliņa,16 OCT 2024

Canada leads eFP Battlegroup Latvia to protect the Eastern Flank.Latvia participates in the KFOR peackeeping force in Kosovo and in NATO's training mission in Iraq.

NATO Secretary General with the President of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Volodymyr Zelensky O3 OCT 2024 - YouTube

Mark Rutte:The real red line is Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.It is up to individual Allies whether they shoot down Russian weapons violating their airspace or allow deep strikes into Russia with their weapons.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's first press conference, 01 OCT 2024

What Mark Rutte as a new NATO chief means for Ukraine | DW News - YouTube - New Secretary General Chosen

Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte is to be the next NATO Secretary General.Jens Stoltenberg will retire in September.Analysis:The problem with an Eastern Flank Secretary General is they could press for stationing NATO troops on Ukrainian soil,which is viewed as escalatory by many member states.