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NATO says Annual Report highlights strengthened deterrence

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Strengthened collective deterrence and defence posture
Continued support for Ukraine; emphasis on resilience and defence industrial base

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24 April 2025 release of the Secretary General’s Annual Report for 2024.
NATO says it increased high-readiness forces and that Allies fielded combat-capable forces along NATO’s eastern flank.
NATO emphasizes continued support for Ukraine and boosting resilience of critical infrastructure and defence-critical supply chains.
Mr Rutte calls to accelerate work on a stronger, more resilient and innovative transatlantic defence industrial base.

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Create an account Reset password Already have an account? Log in From now on you can download videos from our website If you would also like to subscribe to the newsletter and receive our latest updates, click on the button below. Enter the email address you registered with and we will send you a code to reset your password. The password must be at least 12 characters long, no spaces, include upper/lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Click the button to return to the page you were on and log in with your new password. 24 April 2025 1 MIN READ On Thursday (24 April 2025), the Secretary General’s Annual Report for 2024 was released, offering a concise overview of the Alliance’s main achievements over the past year. The Secretary General’s Annual Report for 2024 reflects NATO’s focus on delivering on its core mission: ensuring the collective defence of Allies. In his foreword, against the backdrop of the most dangerous security environment in generations, the Secretary General underlines that “In 2024, NATO continued to strengthen its collective deterrence and defence posture”, that the Alliance increased its high-readiness forces, and that “Allies continued to field robust, in-place and combat-capable forces along NATO’s eastern flank”. He emphasises NATO’s continued support for Ukraine as well as the Alliance’s work to boost the resilience of critical infrastructure and defence-critical supply chains. While investments in defence grew significantly across the Alliance in 2024, he also notes the need to “accelerate our work to support a stronger, more resilient and innovative transatlantic defence industrial base.” Mr Rutte writes that his “priority as Secretary General is to turbocharge this adaptation so that NATO can become even stronger, more agile, and ready to credibly deter and defend against all threats to our security.” Link was copied to clipboard

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