NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday appealed to the Russian president to “reconsider” the decision to abandon the “New Beginning” nuclear non-proliferation treaty, regretting the decision announced by Vladimir Putin.
In the first statement after Vladimir Putin’s State of the Nation address, Jens Stoltenberg recalls the events of February 24 last year, pointing out Moscow’s responsibilities.
“It was President Putin who started this imperial war of conquest, it is Putin who continues to escalate the war, no one is attacking Russia,” said the NATO secretary general, stressing that “Russia is the aggressor [e] Ukraine is a victim of aggression.”
Speaking in Brussels, at the end of a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, and with the head of European diplomacy, the NATO Secretary General regretted Vladimir Putin’s decision to suspend the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons strategies, asking you to reconsider.
“I regret today’s decision by Russia to suspend its participation in the New Start treaty. With this decision (…) the entire arms control architecture has been dismantled. I strongly encourage Russia to reconsider the decision and respect the existing agreements, ”he said. Stoltenberg.
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Jens Stoltenberg laments that Russia is dragging other countries “and preparing for more wars.” The Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance affirms that “Russia is launching new offensives, mobilizing more troops and getting closer to North Korea and Iran.”
But the concern of the members of the Atlantic alliance extends even further east. “We are also increasingly concerned that China may be planning to support Russia’s war,” Stoltenberg admits.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba revealed that he had a talk with the Chinese State Councilor about Beijing’s ideas for restoring peace. Kuleba recalled that “President Zelensky also presented his ten-point plan”, among which is “the principle of territorial integrity” of Ukraine.
“Regarding the Chinese position, I think there is a common element between Ukraine and China, which is a cornerstone: the principle of territorial integrity,” the Ukrainian minister said.
“Therefore, everything that China has done and will do in the context of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, if we take into account the aspect of political rhetoric and look at actions, we must aim to uphold the principle of territorial integrity,” he stressed. . , considering that if this does not happen, a message will be sent that “violates” the principle of territorial integrity.
“Because if any country in the world helps Russia to destroy the territorial integrity of Ukraine, then the principle is undermined and the message is clear. [e] and anyone can do it in any other specific situation on the global map”, he stressed.
ammunition shortage
Dmytro Kuleba also warned about the need to speed up negotiations with the industry, assuring that “political decisions” will be made for the acquisition of new material, such as equipment and ammunition, although he acknowledged that progress must be made at a “technical level” to ensure that sign the contracts.
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, proposes to the Member States a three-point plan to restore Ukraine’s offensive capacity and replenish allied stocks.
“The first thing to do is use what we have, the second, get more,” Borrell defended, noting that “to have more, we have to negotiate and buy the industry.”
“The Member States, many of them, have already done it alone, [mas] doing it together is even better”, stressed the High Representative of the European Union for the Common Foreign and Defense Policy, to then detail the third paragraph of the plan that should arrive, this Tuesday, by letter, to the offices of the defense ministers of the European Union.
“Thirdly, we have to increase the capacity of the industry, because today the rate of use of ammunition is greater than the rate of production. And, if the water goes faster than it reaches the end, it is empty ”, Borrell said, revealing that he has already insisted with the European governments, appealing to the sense of urgency.
“Last night I sent a letter to all the defense ministers who will receive it later today, asking them to supply Ukraine with ammunition from their stocks and from the contracts they have already signed with the industry, giving priority to Ukraine, because the time parameters of what is happening and what we have to do is measured in weeks and not months”, Josep Borrell stressed.
Source: TSF
