The Heads of State and Government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries, as well as Finland and Sweden, met virtually on Friday 25 February to discuss the situation in Ukraine. At that time, NATO members unofficially validated the end of the NATO-Russia Founding Act.
The NATO meeting came hours after the leaders of EU Member States adopted an unprecedented second package of sanctions against Russia late on the night of 24-25 February(see EUROPE B12898A1).
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