Emphasising the importance of the Arctic region for Russia, just before the beginning of the presidency of the Arctic Council in 2021 (suspended following invasion of Ukraine), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said: “It has been absolutely clear to everyone for a long time that this is our territory, this is our land”
The Observatory is chaired by Eurodéfense – United Kingdom and monitors the joint declarations and other activities in this relationship aiming to identify concrete and effective developments.
REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN TO THE HAGUE PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL MEETING
The Council of Presidents of the Eurodéfense Network meeting in Lisbon on 17th June 2021 decided to establish an Observatory on EU – NATO Relations, No. 34. The Observatory is
chaired by Eurodéfense – United Kingdom and monitors the joint declarations and other activities in this relationship aiming to identify concrete and effective developments.