NATO Update 5 June 2026

 

5 June 2026 Update

North Atlantic Council visits Kyiv, Secretary General highlights strong sign of NATO’s commitment to Ukraine NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Chair of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone and the Ambassadors of the North Atlantic Council visited Kyiv on 3 June 2026. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined for a historic meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council (NUC), which was the first NUC meeting to take place in Ukraine. Read more

NATO-Ukraine Defence Innovators Forum in Vilnius deepens cooperation The NATO-Ukraine Defence Innovators Forum was held in Vilnius on 1-2 June 2026 to further strengthen cooperation and partnerships between NATO and Ukraine. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Defence of Lithuania, Ukraine’s Brave1 and NATO, the event highlighted how NATO learns from Ukraine’s expertise in innovation, providing tangible benefits for Euro-Atlantic security. Read more Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood highlights NATO priorities in official visit to New York Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy and the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood, Javier Colomina conducted an official visit to New York this week (3-4 June 2026). Read more Deputy Secretary General addresses the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Lithuania On 1 June 2026, NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska gave the keynote speech at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Spring Session in Vilnius. Read more NATO COMEDS 65th Plenary: Medical readiness, an important part of national and collective security From 1 to 4 June 2026, the Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services in NATO (COMEDS) convened its 65th Plenary in Skopje, North Macedonia. The Plenary brought together Allies, partners and observers to strengthen cooperation and address key priorities within military medicine. Read more Japan deploys personnel to NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine On 29 May 2026, Japan finalised its contribution of personnel to the command in Germany responsible for NATO’s Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU). NSATU, based in Wiesbaden, continues to provide essential support to Ukraine, through its coordination of the delivery of equipment and training to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Read more NATO Military Committee visits Iceland On 1-3 June 2026, the NATO Military Committee, led by its Deputy Chair, Lieutenant General Winston P. Brooks, visited Iceland, including the NATO Radar and Communication site in Bolungarvík. Read more Allied Air Command leads counter-drone training over the Baltics under Eastern Sentry NATO Allied Air Command led counter-drone training over Latvia and Lithuania on 27 May, as part of enhanced Vigilance Activity Eastern Sentry. (Story courtesy of Allied Air Command)