The further strengthening of the east wing of NATO with 40,000 soldiers and Ukraine with defense and missile systems announced by the Secretary General of the Alliance Jens Stoltenberg. “The people of Ukraine have shown courage and determination in fighting for their freedom and their future. “We support them,” he said.
NATO has agreed to strengthen Ukraine, said Stoltenberg. Cyber ​​defenses are also being strengthened, and NATO will help Ukraine defend itself against nuclear and biological threats.
The NATO alliance will continue to impose “Unprecedented cost” in Russia and will strengthen allied deterrence, he pledged.
The joint statement of NATO leaders in detail (English)
“We have activated NATO defense plans, deployed elements of the NATO Response Force and deployed 40,000 troops on our eastern side,” he said after talks between leaders in Brussels. Four new battle groups have been approved in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, which are added to four other teams in the Baltic states and Poland.
He also called China to provide no military or financial support to Russia, and to exert its influence for a peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine. “NATO’s message is that it should participate with the rest of the world in condemning the violent war against Ukraine, and not support Russia financially or militarily,” he said.
Stoltenberg also stressed that NATO allies are coordinating energy security efforts. This includes diversifying sources of supply and reducing dependence on Russian oil and gas.
As the Secretary General pointed out. of the North Atlantic Alliance after the Russian invasion there is a “New security reality”. On land, there will be substantially more forces on the east wing of the alliance and in a higher state of readiness. More fighter jets will be deployed in the air, and there will be submarines and fighter jets on a permanent basis at sea.
The Alliance’s foreign ministers will discuss further support for Ukraine at the new April summit.
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