 BAT-grupper nå, fra Baltic Sea til Black Sea. I Europa er det 100.000 USA-grupper for NATO-effortet, og EU-analyster i Kanda har også støtt opp. Vi har 40.000 forståelser under direkt NATO-kommand, møske i Øst og parten av denne lagen. Både med støtt og nødvendig ståelser, og innståelsen 5 ståelser fra Norge til Meldtrainien. Nå er NATO-leadersen nødvendig for å resette forståelsen og defensen for en lang term, til å begynne en nødvendig sikkerhet. On land, we will have substantially more forces in the eastern part of the islands at higher redness, with more prepositioned equipment and supplies. In the air, we will deploy more jets and strengthen our integrated air and missile defence. At sea, we will have carrier strike groups, submarines, and significant numbers of combat ships on a persistent basis. We will also strengthen our side defences and enhance our exercises, focusing on collective defence and interoperability. I expect we will decide on the details at our next summit in Madrid in June. Today, alla leaders also agreed to provide further support to Ukraine, helping to uphold their fundamental right to self-defence. Allies are also equipping Ukraine with significant military supplies, including anti-tank and air defence systems and drones, which are proving highly effective, as well as substantial financial and humanitarian aid. Today, we agreed to do more, including cyber security assistance and equipment to help Ukraine protect against biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear threats. This could include detection, protection and medical supplies, as well as training for decontamination and crisis management. We are determined to do all we can to support Ukraine, and I welcome the concrete offers of assistance made by Allies today. At the same time, we have a responsibility to ensure the conflict does not escalate further, for det er mer menneskelig og vissere. I agree that we must also increase our support for other partners at risk at risk for Russian threats and interference, including Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Working together and with the EU, we must help them uphold their sovereignty and strengthen their resilience. We also addressed Beijing's role in the crisis. Today, Allied leaders called on China to refrain from supporting Russia's war effort. China must not provide economic or military support for the Russian invasion. Instead, Beijing should use its significant influence on Russia, and promote an immediate peaceful resolution. Allies also agreed that Belarus must stop acting as an accomplice to Putin's invasion. At today's meeting, leaders reaffirmed our strong commitment to NATO's open door policy under Article 10 of the Washington Treaty. NATO enlargement has been an historic success, spreading democracy, freedom and prosperity across Europe. One month since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, NATO's security environment has fundamentally changed for a long haul, and we are responding. But security does not come for free, and doing war will cost more. So NATO leaders agreed to redouble efforts to meet the defence investment pledge we made in 2014. Allies will submit additional plans on how to meet the pledge in time for a Madrid summit in June. And I welcome that the number of Allies today announced plans for significant increases in defence spending. At this dangerous time, Transatlantic Uniti and Solati are vital. Europe and North America are standing, and will continue to stand strong together in NATO. I mean, that I'm ready to take your questions. Okay, CNN. Hi, Mr. Secretary General, thank you. President Zelensky and his address to NATO accused Russia of deploying phosphorus munitions. I'm wondering whether NATO has seen evidence of that and what your response is or would be. And then I'm wondering, did you discuss during this meeting a permanent basing of forces in any of these countries, such as the Baltics, and abandoning the NATO-Russia Founding Act? So we are resetting NATO's returns and defence for the long term. With more troops, with more air assets, and more maritime capabilities. We have already increased our presence in the east. And today we decided on four new battle groups. And the leaders agreed to task our military commanders to provide options for a long term reset of our presence, our military posture in the eastern part of the alliance, and across the whole alliance. Details will be then decided at our summit in June. But that comes on top of what we have already done. So this is a long term. We are prepared for long haul, because we can all today say that the Russian invasion, President Putin's invasion of Ukraine, has changed our security environment for the long term. It's a new reality, it's a new normal, and NATO is responding for the long term. We have seen very credible reports about the use of the military force against civilians. And of course this is a great concern for all NATO allies. Secretary General, thank you for taking my question. How do you believe NATO will respond if China begins to support Russia economically and perhaps with military supplies? And also do you believe that there's a role to play for NATO when it comes to alleviating energy costs? And I'm talking about speaking directly to Saudi Arabia and other OPEC producers. Thank you. NATO allies are coordinating their efforts when it comes to also energy security. And it was also addressed in the meeting today to step up supplies, to diversify sources of supply, and also to reduce dependence on supplies from Russia. And later on today I also participate in the G7 meeting. And of course in different frameworks, G7 working with the EU, there are different formats where NATO allies address the need to strengthen energy security and reduce dependence on Russian oil and gas. Our message to China is that they should join the rest of the world and clearly condemn the brutal war against Ukraine and not support Russia, neither with economic support or of course not with military support. We'll go to Interfax Ukraine, late in the second row. Dear General, news agency Interfax Ukraine, I would like to ask you if Polish leadership put at the table today for discussion the proposal to send peacekeeping mission to Ukraine. And if yes, what kind of discussion it was, and is there is some conclusion. Thank you. As we discussed the wide range of issues and the message is that we have to stand united and also that we need to provide support to Ukraine. But at the same time we have a responsibility to ensure that this conflict do not become a full-fledged war between NATO and Russia. And that's also the reason why allies have declared that we will not deploy troops on the ground in Ukraine. Because the only way to do that is to be prepared to engage in full conflict with Russian troops. Finansial times. Thank you very much, General. Congratulations on your annual extension. You said in the statement that allies agreed to enhance preparedness and readiness for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. Is that based on credible intelligence that those threats could be imminent? And how does the alliance strengthen its protection against those threats? Thank you. So we are concerned partly because we see the rhetoric and we see that Russia is trying to create some kind of pretext accusing Ukraine, United States NATO allies, for preparing to use chemical and biological weapons. And we have seen before that this way of accusing others is actually a way to create a pretext for do the same themselves. And of course accusations against Ukraine and NATO allies are absolutely false. Any use of chemical weapons will totally change the nature of the conflict. It will be blatant violation of international law and it will have wide spread consequences and of course be extremely dangerous. It will affect the people in Ukraine, but there is also a risk that will have a direct effect on people living in NATO countries because we can see contamination, we can see the spread of chemical agents or biological weapons into our countries. We also know that Russia has used chemical agents against its own opposition and they have used it on NATO territory in Salisbury before. And we also know that Russia has facilitated supported the Assad regime in Syria when they used chemical weapons against their own population. So this just highlights the importance of ending this war immediately because this is a dangerous situation and therefore we impose the sanctions therefore we support Ukraine. Allies agree to supply equipment to help Ukraine protect against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. This could include detection equipment, protection and medical support, as well as training for the contamination and crisis management. We are also enhancing allies preparedness and readiness for chemical and biological and nuclear threats. Our top military commander, General Walters, has activated NATO's chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence elements. And allies are deploying additional chemical and biological and nuclear defences to reinforce our existing and new backing groups. So we are taking measures both to support Ukraine and also to defend ourselves. Okay, we'll go to Al Jazeera. Secretary-General James Bayes from Al Jazeera. President Zelensky, when he addressed you, recalled the fact he first spoke to you a month ago and he says he didn't get clear answers. So this time he asked you specifically for 1% of all your tanks, for 1% of all your aircraft, for multi-launch rocket systems, anti-ship weapons and means of air defence. A very specific list. What is your clear answer? We all listened very carefully to President Zelensky and many of the leaders in the room have had contact with him over these weeks. I also spoke with him and the Ukrainian defence minister participated in our defence ministerial meeting last week. We listened carefully. Of course we took note of his very compassionate message to all NATO Allies. NATO Allies provide significant support to Ukraine. And we provide also little weapons, advanced systems and also systems that help them to shoot down planes and attack battle tanks with anti-tank weapons and many other types of systems, including drones. I will not go into the details of the exact type of systems we are deploying. There is close contact between NATO Allies and Ukraine. But what I can say is that Allies do what they can to support Ukraine with weapons. So Ukraine can defend themselves. Self-defence is right in trying the UN Charter. At the same time, we have a responsibility to prevent this conflict from becoming a full-fledged war in Europe involving not only Ukraine and Russia, but NATO Allies and Russia. That will be more dangerous and more devastating. And I think we have to be honest about that. And that's exactly what we have been in our meeting today and also what I say to you in the press conference now. OK, vi har en klare ansvar. Well, what we do is that we are delivering a lot of equipment. And that is an answer. But I will not go into the details. I don't think that's a wise for operational reasons if I listed exactly what and when and how. We are delivering essential equipment to Ukraine. NATO Allies have stepped up. And it's essential for the progress they have been able to make in the fight against the invading Russian forces. Thank you very much, colleagues. I know there are many questions. I'm afraid the Secretary-General needs to go to the G7 meeting, but there will be other briefings throughout the day. Thank you so much. Thank you. You're watching Breaking News Edition. I'm Benita Levine. This is a live broadcast as we monitor developments out of Brussels on this day. Three major summits, one wrapping up right now. Jen Stoltenberg outlining what NATO leaders have been discussing. It is exactly four weeks since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and now NATO leaders have been discussing in recent hours what exactly they can do to help Ukraine four weeks in. He has announced just moments ago that NATO will increase military presence in the region. They have approved four new battle groups to be deployed to Hungary, to Slovakia, to Bulgaria and Romania, and are providing further military support to Ukraine and expanding the military spending of NATO. Stoltenberg also saying that NATO will deploy military defence equipment against chemical and nuclear attacks to break down some of the details. With me in studio right now, our Middle East correspondent, Ariel Osaran. The main question