Jens Stoltenberg’s tenure as Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Alliance could be extended as key NATO members positively evaluate his approach to the situation in Ukraine. Quoted by RIA Novosti with reference to a source.
The information was provided by an interlocutor who knew how things work in the alliance.
Stoltenberg was supposed to resign on October 1, 2022, but at the summit held in March of the same year, the leaders of NATO countries decided to extend his mandate until September 30, 2023.
“I can’t say for sure as there is no final decision yet. I’m just saying that there is this opinion among the decision makers in the alliance. [о пролонгации полномочий]…” said the source.
Stoltenberg has led the alliance for nine years.
He also argues that the main NATO players will not want to see a change in leadership until the conflict in Ukraine is over.
Earlier, it was learned that the President of the EC Ursula von der Leyen. Maybe He led NATO after Stoltenberg’s departure.