NATO has been a key supporter of Kyiv during the war that Russian President Vladimir Putin launched on Ukraine in February 2022. Along with public messages from NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that affirm the alliance stands with Kyiv, numerous NATO members have been the biggest providers of aid to Ukraine.

NATO countries say they are deeply concerned by a campaign of hybrid activities on the military alliance’s soil they attribute to Russia, and which they say constitute a threat to their security.