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Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance is ready to provide Ukraine with long-term and comprehensive support on its way to NATO’s defense ministers’ meeting.
“At yesterday’s meeting, all NATO member states and partners sent a clear message that Ukraine is ready for long-term support, to an unprecedented level,” the Secretary-General said. rice field. meeting.
On the way to the meeting, the Latvian defense minister emphasized that the security and stability of Europe depends on how Russia responds to the invasion of Ukraine.
“All countries near Russia are under threat”
“If we don’t act correctly, it’s only an invitation to Russia’s further activities later. If it responded correctly after the 2008 Russian war with Georgia, Crimean would not have been occupied in 2014. If it responded correctly in 2014, there would have been no new war in 2022, “said Artis Pabriks.
“The threat to Georgia has not disappeared yet. All countries near Russia are threatened,” he added, adding that Finland and Sweden are aware of this.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also mentioned two Scandinavian candidate countries when he arrived at the meeting with Stoltenberg.
“These are powerful democracies with values that are very much in line with our values,” Austin said.
Source: © NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today / #NorwayTodayNews
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