NATO is ready to defend itself against any threat from “Moscow or Minsk,” Atlantic Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday after Belarus announced it would host Wagner’s boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Jens Stoltenberg indicated that NATO was going to decide to strengthen its defense systems during an upcoming summit in mid-July in Lithuania to protect all its members, particularly those sharing a common border with Russia and Belarus.
“It is too early to make a final judgment about the consequences of Prigozhin’s installation in Belarus and about the very probable presence of part of his forces in Belarus as well,” Jens Stoltenberg told reporters.
“NATO is there to protect all allies”
“What is crystal clear is that we have sent a clear message to Moscow and Minsk: NATO is here to protect every ally and every part of NATO territory,” he told The Haye after a dinner with seven heads of State or Government of countries. of the alliance
“So there is no room for a misunderstanding in Moscow or Minsk about our ability to defend the allies against any potential threat,” he continued. He also insisted that the West “must not underestimate Russia” despite the chaotic events of the past weekend.
Belarus announced on Tuesday the arrival in its territory of Yevgeny Prigojine, as part of an agreement that ended its 24-hour rebellion in Russia on Saturday.
Source: BFM TV
