The 2022 Brussels summit was a meeting of the

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and

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held in

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, Belgium, on 24 March 2022. The meeting took place in the wake of the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. ...

. On the day, NATO hosted meetings of G7 leaders. Ukraine President

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attended by video conference and addressed the summit. Zelenskyy requested NATO states provide Ukraine with military equipment including aircraft, tanks, and armoured vehicles. He also called for NATO to establish a no-fly zone to prevent air and missile attacks in Ukraine. At the summit, some NATO states pledged to increase military spending. At the summit, leaders also agreed to extend the term of

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for another year until September 2023. Following the summit, the leaders released a joint statement condemning Russian attacks on civilians and calling on Russia to immediately suspend military operations in Ukraine as had been ordered by the

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a week earlier.

Member states leaders and other dignitaries in attendance

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