Heads of state and government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convened on June 28–30, in Madrid, in the unprecedented circumstances of Russia’s invasion of NATO’s most important partner country, Ukraine, touching on the Alliance’s own eastern front line. The military-political bloc adopted a new Strategic Concept at this summit, finally recognizing the Russian threat beyond Ukraine to NATO …
against russia, perhaps one of the most hawkish members of nato, is the czech republic, and we are delighted to bejoint czech republic, and we are delighted to be joint now live czech republic, and we are delighted to bejoint now live here on czech republic, and we are delighted to be joint now live here on the czech republic, and we are delighted to bejoint now live here on the bbc by the foreign minister of the czech republic. thank you for being with us. where talking about this huge troop increase now and the fact that the quick reaction forces going from 40,000 to more than 300,000 to deploy at a moments notice. are we backin deploy at a moments notice. are we back in a sort of cold war model between nato and russia? we back in a sort of cold war model between nato and russia? we are in a situation where between nato and russia? we are in a situation where we between nato and russia? we are in a situation where we need between nato and russia? we are in a situation where we
two new member states to nato. putin thought he could break the transatlantic alliance. he tried to weaken us, he expected our resolve to fracture. but he s getting exactly what he did not want. warrior we re more united than ever. in addition to finland and sweden we ll be stronger than ever. they have serious militaries, both of them. we ll increase the nato border by 800 miles along the finnish/russian border. sweden is all in. so in a statement, nato leaders call russia, quote, the most significant and direct threat to allies security and to the peace and stability in the euro atlantic area. nbc news senior international correspondent keir simmons is here. great to see you. i want to get your first raw reaction to what really stood out to you during the summit. reporter: you know, you had those three big, historic pieces
that s where we have time for, thank ou. . ~ . that that s where we have time for, thank yom that was i you. thank you so much. that was jens stoltenberg you. thank you so much. that was jens stoltenberg concluding - you. thank you so much. that was jens stoltenberg concluding this . jens stoltenberg concluding this early part of the nato summit and laying out the declaration, the madrid summit declaration we have so far, defining nato s new strategic concept, as it is called, the blueprint for the nato alliance moving forward over the next ten years, he talked about the appalling cruelty in ukraine, he talked about how ukraine can rely on a two for as long as it takes and that ukraine is fighting for its independence but also our values and security, jens stoltenberg has now laid out the declaration so far which talks about how the russian federation is the most significant and direct threat to the allies peace and stability in the euro atlantic area and that nato will continue to
politically not ready to do. so you can play scenarios. haste politically not ready to do. so you can play scenarios. . . politically not ready to do. so you can play scenarios. we will have to leave it can play scenarios. we will have to leave it there, can play scenarios. we will have to leave it there, thank can play scenarios. we will have to leave it there, thank you - can play scenarios. we will have to leave it there, thank you very l to leave it there, thank you very much indeed, staring the russian hornet s nest, as you say, which has continued to explode since then. some in the large strategic concept, it talked about how there was a desire for a strategic partnership with russia but today we now know that the leaders of the nato allowance have identified russia as the most significant direct threat to the security, peace and stability of the euro atlantic area is the nato summit continues to work out how to counter the threat and how to support its vital partner, ukra