NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signed the third Joint Declaration on NATO-EU Cooperation in Brussels.

The Head of NATO says its cooperation with the European Union is “more important than ever” because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Speaking at a press conference at the signing of a third joint declaration with Europe at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels, its secretary, Jens Stoltenberg, said: “We are determined to take the partnership between NATO and the EU to the next level”.

Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen, along with Stoltenberg, signed the declaration for cooperation on Tuesday morning.

Recalling the moment last February that the same three leaders met to consider Valdimir Putin’s invasion, Stoltenberg said: “President Putin wanted to take Ukraine in a few days and to divide us. On both counts he has clearly failed”.