British PM met NATO Secretary General to Downing Street
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosted the NATO Secretary General in Downing Street to discuss the future of security and deterrence in the Euro-Atlantic area.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for the United Kingdom’s key contributions to NATO and its strong support to Ukraine.
After talks with the Prime Minister, Mr Stoltenberg praised the UK for leading NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Estonia and for providing aircraft and ships to NATO patrols. He also welcomed the UK’s strong support to Ukraine, including providing training to close to 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers over the last few years.
The Secretary General stressed the importance of continuing to support Ukraine. “If President Putin wins in Ukraine, it will be disastrous for Ukrainians, but it would also make us more vulnerable, because the message to President Putin and to other authoritarian leaders would be that they can get away and achieve their goals by using brutal military force.”
"NATO is the cornerstone of our security, and the security of our allies. As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, we must not take peace at home for granted.", Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.
"I am determined the UK will be the bedrock of NATO for generations to come. But in order to face the challenges of the future we must evolve as an Alliance to meet, and remain ahead of, the threat from our adversaries." he said.
