“Most wars last longer than expected when they started. That’s why we have to prepare for a long war in Ukraine,” warns NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview with the German media group Funke on Sunday, September 17th. Although he says he wants “a quick peace”, he recognizes that it is impossible to call on Ukraine to lay down its arms: “If President Zelensky and Ukrainians stop fighting, their country will no longer exist.” “It “There is no doubt that Ukraine will be in NATO sooner or later,” said the head of the military alliance. Follow our live stream.
Kim Jong-un leaves Russia. The North Korean leader’s armored train returned to his country on Sunday after his visit began on Tuesday, Russian news agencies report. Previously, according to TASS, he had received five explosive drones, a reconnaissance drone and a bulletproof vest as a gift from the governor of Primorye.
Russia rejects new Ukrainian drones. The Russian Defense Ministry announces that a plane was shot down in the Moscow region. “According to preliminary information, there is no damage or injuries,” said the mayor of the Russian capital. According to the Defense Ministry, six more drones were destroyed around Crimea.
The Russian army denies the loss of a village in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers “tried in vain to drive Russian troops out of the towns of Klishchyivka and Andriivka” south of Bakhmout, Moscow said on Saturday. The day before, the Ukrainian General Staff had called for the “liberation” of Andriivka.