NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed concern Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 that Russia is continuing its military buildup around Ukraine, and that it has now deployed more troops and military equipment to Belarus that at any time in the last 30 years. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)