“It is extremely important to prevent this conflict from becoming a separate NATORussia war. The message from the Allies is very clear: we will not send any soldiers,” said Jens Stoltenberg at the press conference on the eve of tomorrow’s NATO summit.
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NATO will not send troops to Ukraine to fight against Russia. This was repeated by the Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, in the press conference on the eve of the summit between member countries to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “NATO is not a party to a conflict. We support Ukraine, but we are not a party to the conflict and we will not send troops. We have to understand that it is extremely important to help Ukraine and we are increasing our support, but it is also extremely important to prevent this from happening. The conflict becomes a separate war between NATO and Russia. The message from the Allies is very clear: we will not send soldiers. However, Stoltenberg explained, the NATO leadership will talk tomorrow about further strengthening the alliance’s presence in the east, and not only: “Tomorrow, NATO’s allies will provide further support”, including “equipment for cyber defense and against chemical and radiological threats. and nuclear”.
The Secretary General repeated this Ukraine’s accession to NATO is not on the agenda: We will only talk about Allied support for the country. “We are ready to go one step further in many ways. But, for example, when applying for an authorized zone, we stated that we will not impose a ‘nofly zone’ because we believe that this will most likely trigger a fullfledged war between NATO and Ukraine and Russia,” he added. Subsequently he explains that a nofly zone would mean “eliminating the Russian air defense systems in Russia covering the airspace over Ukraine and that this will most likely lead to a fullblown conflict”. Instead, it must be ensured that “the war does not get out of the Ukraine exits” because “a war between NATO and Russia would cause greater destruction”.
Stoltenberg then appealed directly to Russia and spoke of the fear that the conflict would degenerate into one nuclear war: “Moscow must stop the nuclear threat. Russia must stop using nuclear weapons. This is very dangerous and irresponsible. NATO is here to defend and protect all of its allies, and we are sending a clear message to Russia: nuclear war. It cannot be won and should never be fought.” The NATO secretary spoke not only of nuclear weapons but also of chemical ones: “Any use of chemical weapons would change the nature of the conflict It is important to convey that any use of chemical weapons is absolutely unacceptable and will have farreaching consequences.
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And finally, Stoltenberg spoke about the question of Chinese position on the conflict: “I assume that we will also deal with China’s role in this crisis. China has politically supported Russia, including by spreading blatant lies and disinformation. The Allies are concerned that China could provide material support to the Russian invasion. Instead, the NATO secretary called on Beijing to condemn the invasion and “to engage in diplomatic efforts to find a peaceful path. And again: “It is worrying for NATO that China has challenged some key principles of our security, such as each country’s right to choose its own path. We saw that China was unable to condemn the invasion and abstained from voting on the UN General Assembly resolution,” he concluded.