For the publication “Postimees,” the former NATO chief talked about the behind-the-scenes of his book, which caused a scandal, as well as about the prehistory of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and assessed his tenure and the security challenges at the time.
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J. Stoltenberg led NATO from 2014 to 2024.
– In your book, you write about the 2021 proposal to create a buffer zone between NATO and Russia. This caused some controversy in the Baltic countries – would you like to explain what you meant?