NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg assured that the Western military organization “is not part” of the Ukrainian conflict and will not be “dragged into Putin’s war.”
“As winter approaches, Russia bombards Ukraine’s energy infrastructure trying to freeze Ukrainians into submission. Putin is using winter as a weapon and we cannot allow him to win, ”he reaffirmed today in Berlin at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. .
Stoltenberg also recalled the recent sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines and assured that this situation reminded “everyone” of the vulnerability of the infrastructure.
“In response, NATO has multiplied the number of ships patrolling the North Sea and the Baltic Sea and increased information sharing. But we must do more to protect this vital infrastructure,” he added.
The NATO chief also welcomed the agreement between Germany and Norway to protect underwater infrastructure through a NATO Infrastructure Center.
“This center will give allies greater situational awareness,” he said, adding that it could be a map to identify vulnerabilities.
The military offensive launched on February 24 by Russia in Ukraine has already caused the flight of more than 13 million people -more than six million internally displaced persons and more than 7.8 million to European countries-, according to the most recent data. of the UN, which catalogs this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since the Second World War (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the wider international community, which has responded by sending arms to Ukraine and imposing them on Russia in political and economic sanctions.
The UN presented as confirmed since the beginning of the war 6,655 dead civilians and 10,368 wounded, stressing that these figures are far below the real ones.
Source: TSF
