NATO defence ministers met on Wednesday (16 March 2022) to address the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including Allies’ support for Ukraine and measures to strengthen NATO’s collective defence for longer-term security. Ministers were first joined by NATO partners Finland, Sweden, Georgia and the European Union, and received a briefing from Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov on the situation in Ukraine. “We all paid tribute to the courage of the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian armed forces,” said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Ministers agreed that NATO’s su…