NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday called on the Russian president to “rethink” the decision to abandon the “New Start” nuclear non-proliferation treaty, deploring the decision announced by Vladimir Putin.
In the first statement after Vladimir Putin’s speech on the state of the nation, Jens Stoltenberg recalls the events of February 24 last year and points to Moscow’s responsibilities.
“It was President Putin who started this war of imperial conquest, it is Putin who continues to escalate the war, no one is attacking Russia,” NATO’s secretary general declared, emphasizing that “Russia is the aggressor [e] Ukraine is the victim of aggression”.
Speaking in Brussels at the end of a meeting with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister and the head of European diplomacy, NATO’s Secretary General deplored Vladimir Putin’s decision to withdraw the treaty on the non-proliferation of suspend strategic nuclear weapons. him 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 to agreements,” he said. Stoltenberg.
China
Jens Stoltenberg regrets that Russia drags other countries along “and prepares for more war”. The secretary general of the Atlantic Alliance states that “Russia is launching new offensives, mobilizing more troops and reaching out to North Korea and Iran”.
But the concerns of members of the Atlantic alliance extend even further east. “We are also increasingly concerned that China intends to support Russia’s war,” Stoltenberg admits.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba revealed that he had a meeting with China’s state council about Beijing’s ideas to restore peace. Kuleba recalled that “President Zelensky also presented his ten-point plan”, which included “the principle of territorial integrity” of Ukraine.
“As far as the Chinese position is concerned, I think there is one element that Ukraine and China have in common, and that is a cornerstone: the principle of territorial integrity,” the Ukrainian minister said.
“Therefore, whatever China has done and will do in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine, if we take into account the aspect of political rhetoric and look at actions, we must strive to defend the principle of territorial integrity,” he stressed. . , assuming that failing to do so would send a message that “undermines” the principle of territorial integrity.
“Because if any country in the world helps Russia 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 world map,” he stressed.
shortage of ammunition
Dmytro Kuleba also warned of the need to speed up negotiations with the industry, assuring that “political decisions” for the acquisition of new equipment, such as equipment and ammunition, while acknowledging that at the “technical level” it is necessary to make progress to ensure contracts are signed.
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, is proposing to member states a three-point plan to restore Ukraine’s offensive capability and replenish allied supplies.
“The first thing we have to do is use what we have, second, get more,” Borrell defended, pointing out that “to have more, we have to negotiate and buy from the industry.”
“The Member States, many of them, have already done it alone, [mas] doing this together is even better”, emphasized the High Representative of the European Union for the Common Foreign and Defense Policy, then explained the third paragraph of the plan, which should arrive by letter on Tuesday at the offices of the ministers of the Defense of the European Union.
“Thirdly, we need 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’s empty,” Borrell said, revealing that he’s already on it urged European governments, appealing to a sense of urgency.
“Last night I sent a letter to all defense ministers who will receive it later today, asking them to supply Ukraine with ammunition from their stockpiles 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 need to do is measured in weeks, not months,” emphasizes Josep Borrell.
Source: DN
