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LIVE: Stoltenberg may extend NATO term by one year amid Ukraine war

Stoltenberg's term expires on Oct. 1 and he had been due to take up a post as central bank governor of his native Norway by the end of 2022

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NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a news conference at the Alliances headquarters in Brussels (Photo: Reuters)
Live news updates: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday accused Russia of crossing a red line into barbarism in its war with Ukraine and said the West needed to "tighten the vice" in sanctions to bring the conflict to an end.
"Vladimir Putin has already crossed the red line into barbarism," Johnson told reporters on arrival in Brussels for an unprecedented one-day trio of NATO, and EU summits. He said more sanctions needed to be imposed, Reuters reported.

US President is set to meet allies in Brussels to discuss ways to pressure Putin to withdraw forces from Ukraine, discussions that come a month after the Russian leader ordered troops to invade. 
 
In that time the war has left large parts of Ukraine devastated, even as the country’s military has managed to prevent Russian forces from capturing the capital Kyiv and other key cities. The US and its allies have imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia, while offering military assistance to Ukraine.
 
The Biden administration is set to announce new sanctions against Russian political figures and oligarchs, and is close to a deal with the European Union aimed at slashing its dependence on Russian energy

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