NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stressed on Thursday that the military alliance was ready to support Ukraine for “the coming years” in the war against Russia.
Speaking at a youth conference in Brussels, Stoltenberg characteristically stated that “it is absolutely possible that this war will ‘drag on’, lasting months and years “.
Stoltenberg said that “it must we are prepared for the long term “.
NATO countries – including countries outside the alliance – met in Rammstein, Germany, earlier this week to discuss how they could support Ukraine’s defense and security.
The head of NATO said that Ukraine’s allies are preparing to provide it with weapons in accordance with NATO standards, reports the BBC.
Several countries have sent military and financial aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded on February 24.
According to the Times, the head of British diplomacy Liz Trass believes that it is a realistic scenario to continue the war for five or even ten years. In her speech, she only spoke of the need to prepare for a “long-lasting” war, warning of the possibility of Russian invasion of other countries, such as Georgia and Moldova.
At this point he said that along with these countries, the West must ensure that the countries of the Western Balkans also have the resilience and capacity to “maintain their sovereignty and freedom”, commenting that NATO’s open door policy is sacred ».
The delivery of weapons to Ukraine “threatens the security” of Europe, however, warned the Kremlin today after the new call of the British Foreign Secretary Liz Tras to give more heavy weapons and planes in Kyiv.
“This tendency to flood Ukraine with weapons, mainly heavy weapons, is an action that threatens the continent security “and it causes instability,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov.
THE British Minister demanded on Wednesday to increase deliveries of heavy weapons and aircraft to Ukraine, after the Russian invasion of the country.
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