“Ukraine has launched a counteroffensive against Russia, it is gradually gaining ground.” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg explained this in the program “In half an hour” on Rai 3, emphasizing the unpredictability of wars that “tend to last longer “take longer than initially expected.”
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Stoltenberg then assured that we currently “do not see any immediate military threat to NATO allies, but of course we are carefully monitoring what is happening at our borders, including in Belarus.” “If there is total war in Europe and you have a neighbor like Putin, there are no risk-free options, but the biggest risk is letting Putin win because the message would be that he would use military force,” if he invades another country, he gets what he wants. That is completely the wrong message he would receive, it would make us all more vulnerable. Allowing him to win would be the biggest risk.”
“Russia’s nuclear rhetoric is dangerous and reckless, but we have made it clear that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be unleashed. And that’s why – stressed the Secretary General of NATO – we need deterrence and a strong defense.”
Stoltenberg also reiterated that accepting Vladimir Putin’s 2021 demands, namely the abolition of NATO structures in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe after 1997 and the closing of NATO doors to enlargement, “puts the allies in a very dangerous situation situation would have brought”. “History teaches us that dangers can arise for us too if we give in to an ultimatum. The war against Ukraine affects not only Ukraine, but also our security,” he added.
As for the handshake between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un, according to the NATO Secretary General, it shows “how isolated Putin and Russia are.” Because in order to get weapons and ammunition, Russia has to ask North Korea and Iran for help. North Korea would violate many UN Security Council resolutions.” We must think about the “contrast that exists between Russia without friendly countries, isolated, and Ukraine with over “There are 50 countries” that support it, recalled Stoltenberg in an interview with “In Mezz’ora”.