NATO to hold emergency meeting as Russia launches attack on Ukraine

NATO ambassadors will hold an emergency meeting later in the morning, a NATO official told Reuters on Thursday, after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine.

Earlier, the alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg had urged Russia to cease its military action immediately and respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

This comes after the White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said US President Joe Biden had been briefed on a “secure call” by senior officials about the attack in Ukraine.

“POTUS was briefed on a secure call this evening by Secretary Blinken, Secretary Austin, Chairman Milley and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan about the ongoing attack on Ukraine by Russian military forces,” she tweeted.