UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab backs NATO’s “Open Door policy” that offers a route to NATO membership, including for countries facing Russian aggression such as Ukraine and Georgia. The statement was released by the UK Government.

„Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will rally NATO Allies to face down the threat from Russia and ensure it faces real world consequences for hostile activity.

He will deliver the message at a NATO ministerial meeting on Russia taking place today as part of a 2-day summit in Brussels – the first in-person meeting of NATO foreign ministers in over a year.

The Foreign Secretary will set out the changing nature of Russian aggression which deploys new and disruptive technology threatening democracies and open societies around the world. This includes Russia’s development of new, cutting-edge missile systems built to evade conventional defences, and state-backed cyber-attacks that target sensitive data, try to interfere in elections or spread disinformation about coronavirus.

The Foreign Secretary will reiterate the UK’s unwavering support for NATO as the bedrock of transatlantic security, and support proposals that will strengthen the Alliance’s political response to a whole range of existing and emerging threats.

He will also back NATO’s Open Door policy that offers a route to NATO membership, including for countries facing Russian aggression such as Ukraine and Georgia. This sits alongside the importance of working with non-NATO partners to tackle rising global challenges, including by engaging with European states such as Sweden and Finland, or Indo-Pacific powers like Australia, New Zealand and Japan”,- reads the statement.