Stoltenberg: Russia’s accusations of plans to use “dirty bomb” by Ukraine are absurd

“Absurd” noted the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg them “categories” of Russia about plans to use a “dirty bomb” on the part of Ukraine.

“The Allies reject this blatantly false accusation and Russia must not use false pretenses to further escalate the war,” Mr. Stoltenberg stressed at the joint press conference he gave with Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

Asked about the end of the war, the Alliance General noted that “by their nature wars are unpredictable.” The war in Ukraine “began in 2014, when President Putin illegally annexed Crimea and began to control the eastern part of Donbas,” he said, adding that last February “a generalized war” began. At the same time, he noted that he will not speculate on the end of the war, but support for Ukraine will last as long as necessary. Asked about the accession of Sweden and Finland, Jens Stoltenberg pointed out that 28 NATO Allies have ratified the accession protocol.

“Recently Hungary made it clear that ratification is on the agenda of the parliament in the autumn and I also welcome that Finland, Sweden and Turkey are working together to implement the joint memorandum they agreed on the sidelines of the Madrid Summit to strengthen efforts to combat of international terrorism. Sweden has made it clear that there are no restrictions on the export of arms to Turkey and they have created a mechanism to cooperate more closely on the exchange of information,” he added. Finally, Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the fact that Finland and Sweden are “in close contact with Turkey” and mentioned that in the near future he will visit the country himself and meet with Tayyip Erdogan.

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