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NATO Extraordinary Summit Brussels 2022 2022 Brussels Extraordinary Summit | |
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![]() Leaders of nations privy to NATO pose for photo before discussions in March 2022 | |
Host country | Belgium |
Date | 24 March 2022 |
Venue(s) | NATO Headquarters |
Cities | Brussels |
Follows | 2022 NATO virtual summit |
Precedes | 2022 Madrid summit |
Website | www |
The 2022 Brussels summit was a meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of NATO held in Brussels, Belgium, on 24 March 2022. [1] The meeting took place in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
On the day, NATO hosted meetings of G7 leaders. [2] [3] Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended by video conference and addressed the summit. [4] [5] [6] Zelenskyy requested NATO states provide Ukraine with military equipment including aircraft, tanks, and armoured vehicles. [4] He also called for NATO to establish a no-fly zone to prevent air and missile attacks in Ukraine. [4] At the summit, some NATO states pledged to increase military spending. [7]
At the summit, leaders also agreed to extend the term of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for another year until September 2023. [8]
Following the summit, the leaders released a joint statement condemning Russian attacks on civilians and calling on Russia to immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine as had been ordered by the International Court of Justice a week earlier. [9]