Russia must stop “saber rattling”, NATO Secretary-General said on Wednesday. Jens Stoltenberg in view of the Biden Alliance Summit. He described Moscow’s comments about the use of such weapons as “dangerous and irresponsible”.
Mr Stoltenberg added that NATO leaders would agree at their summit tomorrow to strengthen forces on the east side of the alliance. with the development of four new battle units in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. “I expect the leaders to agree to strengthen NATO’s position in all areas, with significant increases (of forces) in the eastern part of the alliance by land, air and sea,” he said.
He stressed that with the new battle groups and existing forces in the Baltic states and Poland, NATO will have eight multinational units along the east wing of the alliance. The statement came after Moscow threatened NATO with war following Poland’s proposal for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine.
“NATO members are facing a radically changed security environment “where authoritarian governments are ready to use violence,” Stoltenberg warned.
“I look forward to discussing China’s role in this crisis, “said the NATO Secretary General. He said the alliance was concerned that China might support the Russian invasion of Ukraine, adding that the 30 member states would discuss Beijing’s role in the war on Thursday. “China has provided political support to Russia, including spreading outright lies and misinformation,” he said.
He also voiced NATO concerns that China could provide “material support” to Russia.
“We are determined to do everything we can to support Ukraine,” Stoltenberg said, but NATO has a “responsibility” to ensure that the war does not escalate beyond Ukraine.
The use of chemical weapons by Russia would be completely unacceptable, and “Would completely change the nature of the war” in Ukraine, warned the NATO Secretary General. The leader of the Alliance warned that “any use of chemical weapons would be a gross violation of international law and it would have far-reaching consequences. “
Stoltenberg demanded from Belarus to stop its “complicity in Putin’s invasion” and warned Minsk that the decisions to be taken at tomorrow’s summit would have “far-reaching consequences”.
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