NATO Update

• NATO Secretary General updates Allied response to COVID-19 crisis after virtual Defence Ministers Meeting • Russia’s top 5 myths about NATO and COVID-19 Click here to view in your browser 17 April 2020 Update NATO Secretary General updates Allied response to COVID-19 crisis after virtual Defence Ministers Meeting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg delivered an online press conference on 15 April 2020 following a virtual meeting of Allied Defence Ministers. Ministers discussed NATO’s increasing response to the COVID-19 crisis and how the Alliance continues to deliver a strong deterrence and defence. READ MORE US destroyers conduct operations with NATO Allies in the Baltic and Black Seas Two destroyers with the United States 6th Fleet are operating in the Baltic and Black Seas, demonstrating NATO's continued vigilance and commitment to deterrence and defence in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE NATO Deputy Secretary General addresses COVID-19 response with Atlantic Council NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoană, explained how NATO is supporting Allies in the fight against COVID-19 during an online event held by the Atlantic Council with the NATO Public Diplomacy Division on 16 April 2020. READ MORE KFOR continues assistance to local communities in Kosovo The Italian-led Multinational Specialized Unit deployed with the NATO-led KFOR mission has delivered more than 50 donations of food and clothing worth €70,000 to 14 Kosovo municipalities, in coordination with local charities and the Red Cross of Kosovo. READ MORE Czech and Serbian cooperation helps develop new medical protective masks The Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence (NBC) Institute of the University of Defence in Brno, Czech Republic is providing an effective contribution to the fight against the spread of the coronavirus, using a NATO cooperation framework. READ MORE NATO supports Afghan security forces and institutions tackling global pandemic NATO maintains its operational readiness across the board, including through its mission in Afghanistan. READ MORE Delivery of Allied medical assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina On 15 April 2020, personnel of the US Army and NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo delivered medical supplies and disinfectants to the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. READ MORE Allied medical teams reinforce NATO battlegroup in Lithuania Military medics from Croatia, Germany and the Netherlands have arrived in Lithuania to reinforce NATO´s enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroup. The Battlegroup, led by Germany, is taking care of its own troops in order not to burden Lithuania‘s health care system. READ MORE