(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, JAN 12 - At the headquarters of the Alliance in Brussels, the eagerly awaited NATO-Russia Council called to take the first steps on the path of dialogue on the Ukrainian crisis. A press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is scheduled for lunch.
"Today's meeting", writes the general secretary of the transatlantic alliance, Jens Stoltenberg in a Tweet, "is an opportune opportunity for dialogue at a critical moment for European security. When the tension is high, it is even more important to sit around the same table and address our concerns. "
Meanwhile, the High Representative for EU Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, expected today at the informal Council of European Defense Ministers in Brest, recalls theUnion to unity.
"Russia is threatening Ukraine and is raising the question of the European security structure. Faced with Russia's threats, the EU must be firm, united and, above all, it must act", emphasizes Borrell.
"Two things - he adds - are clear: we must reach a single EU position and we must give substance to our role with concrete actions. We must not say what we think or what we want but what we intend to do".
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