2022 NATO virtual summit

NATO Extraordinary Summit Virtual 2022
2022 NATO virtual summit
Host countryVirtual Summit
Date25 February 2022
Follows2021 Brussels summit
Precedes2022 Brussels extraordinary summit
Websitewww.nato.int

The 2022 NATO virtual summit was a meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of NATO held virtually, on 25 February 2022.[1] The meeting took place at the request of the Latvian and Estonian governments, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which had begun a day earlier.[2] The request was pursuant to Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which requires consultations when "the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the parties is threatened."[2]

At the summit, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that the alliance would be deploying extra land, sea and air units to member states in Eastern Europe from the NATO Response Force.[2][3] This was the first time the response force had been deployed for collective defence.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Extraordinary virtual summit of NATO Heads of State and Government". NATO. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Brewster, Murray (25 February 2022). "NATO sending part of response force to shore up European allies threatened by invasion of Ukraine". CBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the extraordinary virtual summit of NATO Heads of State and Government". NATO. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ^ "NATO deploys response force for first time in 'context of collective defense' of Ukraine: Stoltenberg". National Post. Reuters. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.