
Stoltenberg Leaves NATO Role With Warning About ‘Reckless Russian Rhetoric’
Published on October 1, 2024
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has stepped down from the role and handed it over to former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. In a final interview, Stoltenberg, 65, said members of the NATO alliance should not be deterred from giving more military aid to Ukraine by the “reckless Russian nuclear rhetoric” coming from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last week, Putin said Russia was considering a change to its military doctrine that would allow it to use nuclear weapons against countries supporting nations that attack Russia. The United States and its allies have been considering whether to let Ukraine use conventional missiles supplied by NATO countries against targets deep inside Russia....
