𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸? Security is about more than soldiers and weapons. It is also about keeping the lights on, transport moving and essential services functioning, even in the face of disruption. Ukraine has been doing just that while defending itself against Russia's war of aggression. At the inaugural Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council Seminar in Warsaw, Allied and Ukrainian parliamentarians examined what Ukraine's experience can teach us about strengthening resilience across the Alliance. The message is clear: supporting Ukraine and strengthening Allied resilience go hand in hand. 🎥 Watch how parliamentary cooperation helps turn lessons from Ukraine into action.

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼-𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼-𝗔𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 From growing China-Russia cooperation to North Korea's support for Russia's war against Ukraine, developments in one region can have consequences in the other. That is why cooperation with partners like Australia matters.

“Our adversaries and competitors seek to undermine confidence in our institutions, our social cohesion, and our ability to act collectively.” Speaking at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Rome, NATO PA President @MarcosPerestre1 stressed the importance of strengthening democratic resilience against hybrid threats, disinformation, and foreign interference.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰? At the @arcticcircleorg Assembly in Reykjavik 🇮🇸, the NATO PA hosted a dedicated panel, led by President @MarcosPerestre1, on the role of legislators in supporting @NATO's deterrence and defence.

𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 President Perestrello also met with Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone @CMC_NATO, Chair of NATO's Military Committee, to discuss shared security challenges, NATO's priorities in the Arctic and the importance of parliamentary support for deterrence and defence.

Against the backdrop of Russia's ongoing war against #Ukraine and a rapidly evolving security environment, parliamentarians, government officials, #NATO representatives and experts exchanged views on democratic resilience, hybrid threats, energy security and regional cooperation.