NATO Must and Will Do More to Support Ukraine

The North Atlantic Alliance is returning to its primary task for which it was created - deterrence and defence against threats from the East, primarily from Russia. This was stated in Brussels by President of Finland Alexander Stubb during a press conference following his meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.  

‘I am convinced that we are now witnessing the formation of NATO 3.0. We are returning to the primary deterrence role that NATO was meant to play as a powerful military alliance when the threat comes from the East, mainly from Russia. We have a common understanding within the Alliance of the security challenges, and it is very important that we are now working in both directions - deterrence and defence,’ he said.

Stubb stressed that Finland is actively involved in solidarity measures and in improving the Alliance's command structures: together with the United States and northern allies, the country will be part of NATO's Joint Command Norfolk, creating a powerful land component within its own armed forces. In addition, together with Sweden, Finland is working on the creation of a forward land grouping to strengthen NATO's northern flank.

‘Thanks to the power of our military, we will be a provider, not a consumer, of security, and we see that many allied countries have a great desire to help us in this,’ the Finnish president concluded.

As reported, NATO Secretary General Rutte and Finnish President Stubb held a security meeting in Brussels to discuss the most important aspects of Euro-Atlantic and European defence.