The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is running for the new head of NATO, the British newspaper "The Sun" reported, citing a diplomatic source.

Several NATO member states have proposed that von der Leyen take over the leadership of the alliance in October this year, when current Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's term is scheduled to end after being extended three times for a total of nearly nine years, it said. in the publication.

"The Sun", citing British sources, notes that

, due to the unenviable results of her management of the German armed forces while she was defense minister, according to Reuters, BTA informs.

German newspaper Welt am Sonntag recently reported that Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace are among the leading candidates to succeed Stoltenberg.