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28 November 2025 Update

NATO Secretary General highlights Iceland´s role in transatlantic security NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Iceland on 27 November 2025 for meetings with Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir and Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir. During the visit, the Secretary General visited Keflavík Air Base and flew by helicopter over the Grindavík lava barriers – structures built to safeguard the town and nearby critical infrastructure from repeated volcanic activity. Read more

NATO Deputy Secretary General visits Ukraine NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska conducted a two-day visit to Kyiv on 24 and 25 November 2025, where she met with President Zelenskyy and senior members of the Ukrainian government. Read more NATO and Ukraine announce new joint-initiative to accelerate defence innovation: UNITE – Brave NATO Ukraine and NATO announced the launch of UNITE – Brave NATO, the Ukraine-NATO Innovation, Technology and Engineering programme on 25 November 2025. UNITE – Brave NATO is the first joint NATO-Ukraine programme on scaling prototyped and tested innovative technologies that help meet interoperability requirements. Ukraine’s defence tech cluster Brave1 will coordinate from Ukraine’s side. NATO has chosen the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) to execute the first competition. Read more Allied and partner representatives take stock at NATO HQ of efforts to build defence and security-related capacity National points of contact for Defence and Related Security Capacity Building (DCB) held their annual meeting at NATO Headquarters on 19 November 2025. Read more NATO Secretary General addresses Cloud Conference, urges accelerated digital innovation NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte spoke at the third NATO Cloud Conference in Brussels on 24 November 2025, emphasising the critical role of industry in bolstering the Alliance's digital defences. “There simply is no strong defence without a strong and also an innovative industry,” he stated, linking the conference's focus on security, fog and edge computing, and innovation to NATO's broader security goals. Read more NATO boosts defence readiness in Northern Baltic Sea during exercise Freezing Winds Ships from Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One have gathered in Finnish waters to participate in the annual multinational joint exercise Freezing Winds 25. They assembled in Turku, Finland before setting sail for the Gulf of Finland, off the southern coast of Finland in the Northern Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea’s harsh winter conditions pose unique challenges, demanding precision and adaptability from participating forces. (Courtesy of Allied Maritime Command) Read more NATO's presence in Estonia NATO maintains a robust and continuous presence in Estonia as part of its commitment to collective defence. Watch Video