NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg assured this afternoon that the allies will maintain military support for Ukraine, to shorten the time until kyiv and Moscow sit down at the “negotiating table.” Stoltenberg assured that the members of the Atlantic Alliance will not be influenced by Moscow’s false claims about an alleged attack by Ukraine on its own territory.
“NATO will not be intimidated or dissuaded from supporting Ukraine’s right to self-defense for as long as it takes,” said Jens Stoltenberg, convinced that “every week Ukraine’s forces become stronger and better equipped.”
The NATO secretary general also criticized the Kremlin’s accusations of an alleged attack by Ukraine on its own territory with a dirty bomb, saying they make no sense.
“We are witnessing Russian accusations that Ukraine is preparing to use a radioactive dirty bomb. This is absurd. The allies reject this blatantly false accusation”, she said, considering that “Russia must not use false pretexts to further escalate the war”.
When asked what he expects from the evolution of the war, Jens Stoltenberg points out the unpredictable characteristics of the armed confrontation, but speaks of negotiations.
“Most wars end at the negotiating table, and at the same time, we know that what Ukraine can achieve at the negotiating table is completely dependent on strength on the battlefield,” he said, highlighting the support they are providing. the western allies. .
“We must strengthen Ukraine’s position at the negotiating table by providing military support. This is exactly what NATO allies are doing to maximize the probability of an acceptable outcome for Ukraine and shorten the time until we get there,” he said.
Source: TSF
